US military says it’s launching strikes on Iran as clashes escalate over shipping routes
Oil prices rose above $100 a barrel as the Houthis attacked Saudi tankers and U.S. strikes targeted Iranian military sites for a 13th night.
- On Thursday, the United States military launched its 13th night of strikes against Iran as clashes over shipping routes escalate, with Central Command stating operations aim to "further degrade Iran's ability to threaten civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting regional waters."
- Earlier, Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacked two Saudi oil tankers, the Encelia and the Layla, in the Red Sea, causing fires on both vessels and creating a "double whammy" atop disruption in the Strait.
- Brent crude oil spiked more than 6% to $100 a barrel Thursday, while Iran's health ministry reported 55 people killed and 629 wounded since United States strikes began June 27.
- President Donald Trump threatened "major military punishment" against the Houthis and Iran if attacks continue, though the United States House passed a largely symbolic resolution Thursday to halt the war amid public concerns.
- Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the region is being pulled "into an ever-widening circle of confrontation," while Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi vowed an "eye for an eye" policy even as Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi visited Tehran to urge peace.
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Alarm sirens sounded in Bahrain early this morning, just hours after the US military said it had ended a thirteenth night of strikes on Iran that killed four people.
The clashes between Tehran and Washington have resumed since 7 July. The United States has announced that it has completed a new series of strikes against military targets. The Iranian army has sworn that it will continue its "repeals".
The Iranian press reported several explosions on Friday morning, after American forces announced the 13th consecutive night of attacks on targets in Iran.
On Friday, the Iranian authorities reported the death of four people in American strikes in the night that targeted southwestern Iran.
Washington fulfills the 13th consecutive night of attacks on Tehran. Iranian diplomacy warns that using frozen funds to cover war damage is a "previous incendiary".
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