Following the latest US strikes, the UAE said Iran attacked two ships in the Strait of Hormuz with missiles, as Iran said it carried out strikes on Bahrain. Strikes on Iran will "degrade their ability to attack innocent civilians and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz", the US Central Command said. Former NATO analyst says Trump's push for a naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz would mean a huge military operation.
President Donald Trump has said the US will ‘take over’ the Strait of Hormuz, accusing Iran of breaking the deal. Iran's military forces recently carried out heavy air strikes on bases belonging to Iranian Kurdish militia groups in Iraqi Kurdistan. These unprecedented attacks underscore Tehran’s fear that these militias could become more offensive amid the instability fuelled by the war with Israel and the US.
Trump says US will 'probably run' the Strait of Hormuz US President Donald Trump has said that Washington "will probably run" the Strait of Hormuz and that it should "be reimbursed for that". He told Fox News in a phone interview that: “We’re going to keep the Strait and we’ll probably run it. We’ll become the guardian of the Strait.
Maybe we’ll call it the guardian angel of the Strait, and we… Tehran says latest US attacks have ‘rendered futile’ diplomatic efforts of last few months. Plus, hit song in Australia prompts speculation about use of AIGood morning.The US military has launched a fresh wave of attacks against Iran amid the escalating standoff over the strait of Hormuz.What has Iran said about the latest hostilities?
Iran condemned the latest wave of attacks, its foreign minist… 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.
US president declares waterway open and demands tariff as both sides engage in heavy drone and missile exchangesMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesDonald Trump has once again threatened to take control of the strait of Hormuz, as he announced the reimposition of a naval blockade on Iran and demanded a 20% tariff on all cargoes shipped through the key maritime passage.Declaring the strait “open”, Trump suggested in a post on his Truth Social platform that the US should be known henceforth as the “Guardian of the Strait of Hormuz”, as Iran and the US engaged in some of the heaviest drone and missile exchanges since an interim deal was negotiated to bring an end to the conflict. Iran's latest attacks show it can easily disrupt shipping, energy markets and draw in Gulf neighbors. DW asks how much leverage Tehran really has over Washington and if its high-risk strategy could backfire.
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