Iran returns to no-limits Gulf State target list after declaring Strait of Hormuz closed
The US military’s Central Command countered on X that the strait was “open to all vessels seeking to lawfully transit”
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The US military’s Central Command countered on X that the strait was “open to all vessels seeking to lawfully transit”. Iran reported strikes on two of its southern islands while Kuwait, where Tehran has repeatedly targeted US installations, said border posts and an offshore oil platform had been attacked. The crew abandoned ship and were on a lifeboat, British maritime agency UKMTO reported, around 17km east of Oman.
Furthermore, Traffic is flowing.” Control of the waterway has become key leverage for Iran, with an adviser to the country’s supreme leader on Sunday saying it was more important than “dozens of atomic bombs”. ‘Hit them very hard’ On Sunday evening, Iranian state media reported at least 10 “enemy projectiles” hitting Qeshm Island, which sits on the Strait of Hormuz. The American military said it had responded with strikes on about 140 targets, and Iranian media reported explosions in Bandar Abbas, Sirik, Jask and on Qeshm, as well as in Khuzestan province, with one soldier reported killed in the southern city of Jask. Muscat, meanwhile, said it had rescued 23 crew members from a commercial ship.
In addition, Before the war began with surprise US-Israeli strikes against Iran on Feb 28, there was free passage through Hormuz, but Tehran now insists that it will control the strait, while Washington is adamant it cannot. Iran's Revolutionary Guards said after the incident that "the Strait of Hormuz will be closed until further notice and until the end of American interventions in this region", according to state news agency IRNA. Iran unleashed a barrage of missiles and drones across the Gulf, targeting the largest swathes of nations since May.
Moreover, Iran expanded its retaliatory strikes into neutral Oman and the United Arab Emirates for the first time since May on Sunday after declaring the Strait of Hormuz was closed once again.
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The US military’s Central Command countered on X that the strait was “open to all vessels seeking to lawfully transit”.
reliability low1/2 sourcesIran reported strikes on two of its southern islands while Kuwait, where Tehran has repeatedly targeted US installations, said border posts and an offshore oil platform had been attacked.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe crew abandoned ship and were on a lifeboat, British maritime agency UKMTO reported, around 17km east of Oman.
reliability low1/2 sourcesTraffic is flowing.” Control of the waterway has become key leverage for Iran, with an adviser to the country’s supreme leader on Sunday saying it was more important than “dozens of atomic bombs”. ‘Hit them very hard’ On Sunday evening, Iranian state media reported at least 10 “enemy projectiles” hitting Qeshm Island, which sits on the Strait of Hormuz.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe American military said it had responded with strikes on about 140 targets, and Iranian media reported explosions in Bandar Abbas, Sirik, Jask and on Qeshm, as well as in Khuzestan province, with one soldier reported killed in the southern city of Jask.
reliability low1/2 sourcesMuscat, meanwhile, said it had rescued 23 crew members from a commercial ship.
reliability low1/2 sourcesBefore the war began with surprise US-Israeli strikes against Iran on Feb 28, there was free passage through Hormuz, but Tehran now insists that it will control the strait, while Washington is adamant it cannot.
reliability low1/2 sourcesIran's Revolutionary Guards said after the incident that "the Strait of Hormuz will be closed until further notice and until the end of American interventions in this region", according to state news agency IRNA.
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Iran unleashed a barrage of missiles and drones across the Gulf, targeting the largest swathes of nations since May.
according to Washington Examiner +1Iran expanded its retaliatory strikes into neutral Oman and the United Arab Emirates for the first time since May on Sunday after declaring the Strait of Hormuz was closed once again.
according to Washington Examiner +1Muscat summoned the Iranian ambassador and handed him a formal protest — a rare move for the sultanate, which has been attempting to balance competing demands from Washington and Tehran.
according to Free Malaysia TodayIran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei has vowed revenge for the killing of his father and predecessor on the first day of the war, and said Iran had compiled a list of individuals to be targeted.
according to Free Malaysia Today"They were giving up everything, and then all of a sudden two hours after that they hit a ship with a drone," he said.
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The US military’s Central Command countered on X that the strait was “open to all vessels seeking to lawfully transit”.
omitted byRight sidecovered byCenterPublic / AgenciesIran reported strikes on two of its southern islands while Kuwait, where Tehran has repeatedly targeted US installations, said border posts…
omitted byRight sidecovered byCenterPublic / AgenciesThe crew abandoned ship and were on a lifeboat, British maritime agency UKMTO reported, around 17km east of Oman.
omitted byRight sidecovered byCenterPublic / AgenciesTraffic is flowing.” Control of the waterway has become key leverage for Iran, with an adviser to the country’s supreme leader on Sunday…
omitted byRight sidecovered byCenterPublic / AgenciesThe American military said it had responded with strikes on about 140 targets, and Iranian media reported explosions in Bandar Abbas,…
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