US launches new strikes on Iran amid fresh clashes over Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran saying diplomacy has proven futile, amid escalating tensions in the region.
NPR – Middle East US Central Command says latest strikes will ‘continue imposing a heavy cost on Iranian forces and degrade their ability to attack innocent civilians and commercial shipping’ in strait of Hormuz Trump renews Iran blockade and again threatens to take control of strait of Hormuz Bahrain’s military has accused Iran of targeting civilians with its latest attacks on the country, after Tehran said it had struck US military…
Iranian state media reported US strikes targeting large areas across southern and western Iran, including Qeshm island and Bandar Abbas near the strait, and in Khuzestan province bordering Iraq. Missile alert sirens also sounded at dawn Monday in Bahrain, home to the US Navy's 5th Fleet.
American and Iranian forces exchange heavy missile and drone attacks over control of strait of Hormuz, increasing pressure on truce The US military has launched a new wave of attacks against Iran amid the escalating standoff over the strait of Hormuz, with Tehran saying the latest strikes had “rendered futile” all the diplomatic efforts of the past few months. The US military began launching more strikes against Ira…
Iran has sought to establish a permanent system for collecting fees in the strait of Hormuz and warned vessels not to sail without its authorisation Sirens have sounded in Bahrain, according to the country’s interior ministry. We’ll bring you more as it comes in. Following the attack of the American enemy on Monday morning... one person was martyred and four others were injured,” official news agency IRNA reported,…
Jordan, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and the UAE reportedly came under attack as Tehran says it is closing Strait of Hormuz There has been almost no visible traffic in the strait of Hormuz so far today, with only two oil products tankers seen approaching the narrow waterway, according to a Bloomberg report . As a reminder, the US president, Donald Trump, has declared the ceasefire over while leaving the door open for talks,…
NPR – Middle East Iran says it again considers the Strait of Hormuz closed after its military struck a ship using an "unauthorized route." In response, the U.S. military announced a third round of strikes this week.
NPR – Middle East The U.S. and Iran exchanged fire for the third weekend in a row, with strikes stretching into Monday as Iran responded to U.S. attacks by targeting U.S. allies in the region.
NYTimes – World Iran’s attack on a container ship came hours after a meeting between the foreign ministers of Iran and Oman about opening the strait to traffic.
US military says it hit dozens of Iranian sites in strikes on Monday while UN chief warns that a return to full-scale fighting would be ‘catastrophic’ US launches new attack wave on Iran as Tehran says diplomacy has proven ‘futile’ Bahrain’s military has accused Iran of targeting civilians with its latest attacks on the country, after Tehran said it had struck US military facilities and infrastructure there earlier.…
NYTimes – World Senior Iranian officials called for revenge against the United States and Israel for killing the late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as a new exchange of attacks pushed the region into deeper uncertainty.
The U.S. strikes Iran for a third weekend and Iran retaliates by hitting Gulf nations and claiming to close the vital Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. says ship traffic continues.
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