Iranian Drones Attack Bahrain And A Ship Is Struck In The Strait After U.S. Airstrikes

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian In Tehran’s possible response, it launched a drone strike targeting Bahrain on Saturday while a ship in the Strait of Hormuz was attacked. US night air strikes.

Attacks in the Persian Gulf show the danger that the Iran war could spiral out of control again, even after Iran and the United States reach an agreement. an interim agreement to reach agreement on a final agreement to end the conflict.

In response, the US launched airstrikes throughout the night. Drone attack on Iranian container ship As it tries to leave the strait on Thursday, it continues a series of attacks that will shake the war’s uneasy ceasefire.

Meanwhile, a multinational maritime agency overseen by the U.S. Navy said Saturday it would widen a route near Oman in the strait to allow for both inbound and outbound traffic. This likely creates a new flashpoint with Tehran, which sees the strait as an important source of leverage. ongoing talks with the USA

Bahrain is one of Iran’s biggest critics and hosts the US Navy’s 5th Fleet. He recently hosted US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Gulf Cooperation Council foreign ministers meetingThe meeting ended with a call to end Iran’s attacks and completely open the strait.

In the statement made by Bahrain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it was stated that “a number of Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles” targeted the country. He called the attack “a clear threat to the security of citizens and residents.” No damage was immediately reported.

Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guards said early Saturday that it had targeted various locations of the “US terrorist army in the region” in a statement published by the state-run IRNA news agency. It was not specified which regions were targeted.

The US military’s Central Command said the military hit Iranian missile and drone positions and coastal radar sites in night strikes.

US Vice President J.D. Vance, who is leading negotiations with Iran, said on social media Friday night that Iran “must pick up the phone” if there are disagreements over the ceasefire agreement, but that “violence will be met with violence.”

The United States and Iran are negotiating the terms of the agreement, including issues such as the passage of ships through the strait, which is vital for global oil and natural gas supplies, and Iran’s future. Iran’s nuclear program and highly enriched uranium stockpile.

Under the tentative agreement, the two sides have 60 days to work out the details. Termination conflict in Lebanon The agreement between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group is a key part of the agreement.

The British army’s UK Merchant Marine Operations center said a tanker was attacked in the strait on Saturday, the crew was safe and no damage to the environment was reported. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but suspicions were directed at Iran.

Immediately after this report, the Joint Maritime Information Center, overseen by the US Navy, said that the route near the coast of Oman had been widened to allow incoming and outgoing traffic.

Iran insisted that ships must comply with the orders and warned that it would start charging fees for passage through the strait. However, in recent days, ships are increasingly trying to leave the Gulf.

Ibrahim Azizi, who chairs the Iranian parliament’s national security committee, wrote on Friday: “The Strait of Hormuz is governed by Iran, so: Respect the rules.”

The United States and Gulf Arab countries rejected Iran’s demands. Although the Bosphorus is the territorial waters of Iran and Oman, it is considered an international waterway.

The Joint Maritime Information Center warned that the threat to ships was “significant”, adding that “sailors have been informed of the presence of mines and should expect a naval presence while clearance operations continue”.

International Maritime Organization on Friday halted a new effort to evacuate ships He said it would not proceed until guarantees were received that other ships would not be attacked. It was stated that approximately 115 ships were able to leave the strait in recent days.