US launches more strikes on Iran as Bahrain, Jordan and UAE targeted in response
Iran struck two UAE-linked tankers and Bahrain as the United States said it would resume a blockade on Iranian ports, killing one mariner and wounding eight.
- Early on Tuesday, the United States launched military strikes on Iran, hours after President Donald Trump announced he is "reinstating" a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz to secure the waterway.
- Iranian cruise missile strikes on tankers Mombasa and Al Bahiyah in Omani territorial waters prompted the action, killing one mariner and wounding eight others as the United States and Iran vie for control of the strait.
- U.S. Central Command struck Iranian "coastal defense systems, missile and drone sites and maritime capabilities" around six coastal areas, while Trump proposed charging 20% on cargo; Brent crude oil rose to more than 84 dollars early Tuesday.
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps retaliated by targeting Bahrain and Jordan, destroying a Patriot air defense radar and fuel storage at the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, though no injuries were reported and Jordan intercepted four Iranian missiles.
- Trump notified Congress over the weekend of a 60-day period to use military force without formal approval, after declaring the Memorandum of Understanding void last week, while Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei vowed revenge for his father Ali Khamenei's killing on February 28.
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Iran declares regional oil export ban amid US strikes
The Iranian military has vowed to prevent crude products from being transported out of the Persian Gulf, citing the resumed airstrikes by American forces. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Tuesday warned that the attacks would only delay the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global shipping route. “Not a single drop of […] Iran declares regional oil export ban amid US strikes
Trump resumes war: 'Soon we will bomb the Pickaxe Mountain nuclear plant'. Tehran: 'Colpite military structures in Bahrain' (ANSA)
The U.S. has launched a third consecutive night of attacks on Iran this morning on the order of President Donald Trump, while Tehran has responded with actions against Bahrain, Jordan and two Emirates oil tankers in the Strait of Ormuz. The escalation has caused at least one death and eight injuries and threatens to spread the conflict to other countries in the Persian Gulf.The U.S. Central Command (Centcom) has reported that the new operations …
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