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Around 90% of Iran's oil exports pass through Kharg Island, but the US president says oil infrastructure was not targeted.

Explosions are reported on two more foreign tankers in the Persian Gulf killing at least one person, port authorities say.

The message attributed to Mojtaba Khamenei was read by a presenter on Iranian state TV. He has not been seen in public since succeeding his father.

Meanwhile, Israel launches a new wave of strikes at Tehran, with footage showing an explosion near a pro-establishment rally in the city.

The tech giant says the "Immersive Navigation" launch is the biggest update to Maps in over a decade.

Google says this is its biggest Maps update in over a decade.

Our visual journalists pinpoint attacks across the region and zoom in on individual strikes using satellite imagery.

Google today added Gemini AI to Google Maps, enabling a new Ask Maps feature. Gemini in maps can answer complex, real-world questions that Google says "a map could never answer before".

Leaked code reveals Google Maps is testing Nano Banana AI to let users restyle Street View images, bringing generative AI to over 2 billion users ...