Passengers onboard the stranded MV Hondius had, just days ago, been sipping coffee in sleek lounges and soaking in picturesque views – before a suspected hantavirus outbreak gripped the cruise ship. 

California vineyard owner Ernie Dosio, 75, was on a $40,000 guided hunt in the Gabonese rainforest when five elephants fatally trampled him last Friday.

The frantic move comes as Kharg Island’s remaining spare storage could fill up in just 12 to 13 days.

The USS George H.W. Bush – a 1,000-foot-long Nimitz-class carrier that can transport more than 80 aircraft – entered the Middle East Friday, the US Central Command announced on X. 

Middle East geopolitics scholar Kian Tajbakhsh said President Trump currently has the upper hand against Iran, but risks squandering it at the negotiations table.