U.S. Launches Retaliatory Strikes On Iran After Attacks On Commercial Ships In Strait Of Hormuz
The strikes targeted approximately 90 Iranian military sites, according to CENTCOM, after Iran attacked three commercial vessels in the strategic waterway.
- On Wednesday, the American military carried out a second wave of strikes against approximately 90 Iranian sites, following attacks on three commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Renewed hostilities broke out Tuesday after Iran targeted three tankers in the strait, prompting President Donald Trump to declare the interim ceasefire deal with Tehran over.
- Following strikes against around 80 targets a day earlier, the U.S. operation targeted infrastructure to degrade Iran's ability "to threaten freedom of navigation," while Tehran retaliated by firing at Bahrain and Kuwait.
- Shipping through the waterway has plummeted, with Lloyd's List Intelligence reporting that transit by traceable vessels through the U.S.-coordinated sea lane off Oman is "effectively grinding to a halt."
- Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf declared "the era of bullying and extortion is over," while President Trump questioned if negotiations could continue following the interim agreement's collapse.
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America and Iran continue to exchange fire. A drastic drop in ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
New clashes broke out between the United States and Iran, Tehran responding against Washington allies in the region. Traffic in the Strait of Ormuz slowed down sharply this week, especially on the UN-supported Omani maritime route. Follow the latest information. - IN DIRECT - Middle East: maritime traffic falls after the American and Iranian (International) strikes.
Iran, fearing that its control over the strategic maritime routes of the Strait of Ormuz was gradually weakening, ran the risk of overtaking the bet by re-attacking oil tankers and potentially rekindling a major war with the United States, analysts said. Between Wednesday and Thursday, the two sides intensified the exchange of military attacks in the Persian Gulf, raising rhetoric and threatening to abandon the memorandum of understanding signed…
Iranian Media Reports "Attacks Near Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, etc."… 'Flashpoint' for Control of Hormuz Re-emerges; 'Drawing a Line' on Resumption of All-Out War and Official Scrapping of MOU… U.S. Official Says "Working-level Consultations Underway"; On the 9th (local time), the large-scale armed conflict between the U.S. and Iran continued for the third day.
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Hormuz Chaos: U.S. Strikes Rattle Tehran
U.S. forces hit dozens of Iranian military targets after Iran was accused of attacking three commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, and the ceasefire was declared over by President Trump. Story Highlights U.S. Central Command said Iran attacked three commercial vessels, violating a ceasefire, and the U.S. struck back. Targets included air defenses, radar,...
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