Middle East crisis live: US launches new wave of strikes on Iran; Tehran says attacks render diplomacy ‘futile’ | Iran
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The resumption of hostilities followed Iran’s attack on a merchant ship in the Strait of Hormuz early Sunday.Her crew was forced to abandon her after she burst into flames.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said in a statement following the incident that “the Strait of Hormuz will be closed until further notice and until America’s intervention in this region ends,” according to state news agency IRNA.
CENTCOM countered X, saying the strait was “open to all ships wishing to pass legally.”
He said US forces were “positioned and prepared” to ensure freedom of navigation, adding: “Iran does not control the strait. Traffic is flowing.”
Control of the waterway has become a key lever for Iran, with an adviser to the country’s supreme leader saying on Sunday it was more important than “dozens of atomic bombs”.
The final salvo by US forces began at 21:00 GMT on SundayCentral Command (CENCTOM) said in X, after previously announcing approx. There were 140 attacks last night.
On Sunday evening, Iranian state media reported that at least 10 “enemy bullets” had hit. Qeshm IslandIt sits in the Strait of Hormuz.
It was also reported that there was a strike. Farur IslandIt was stated that a telecommunications worker was killed and two people were injured in the east of Qeshm in the Gulf.
After a short while, Kuwait says three of its northern land border posts were damaged It was stated that in one attack, an offshore drilling platform was “targeted by a hostile drone” and one person was injured.
Tehran said it targeted two ships, including the one that caught fire in Hormuz early Sunday. Iranian Guards said they also struck Oman, which is rarely targeted.
Opening summary
USA and Iran again engaged in mutual heavy missile and drone attacks, Tehran targets US facilities in Gulf countries He said he had once again closed the vital strait of Hormuz.
The US military began launching more attacks against Iran starting at 5pm ET on Sunday, US Central Command said in a statement, “to continue weakening their ability to attack civilian sailors and commercial ships freely passing through the Strait of Hormuz.”
In a brief phone interview with Reuters on Sunday afternoon, Trump touched on U.S. attacks on Iran this weekend. “We beat them,” he said.
Iran’s latest barrage marks an increase in speed and rangeIt extends to Qatar, which has been mediating ceasefire talks that have not been attacked since April. The United Arab Emirates, which has not been targeted since early May, said its air defenses had attacked missiles and drones from Iran.
Renewed violence casts further doubt on future of interim US-Iran deal signed last month This aimed to reopen the strait and end the war after 60 days of negotiations.
Iran said in a statement early Monday that the latest attacks had left all diplomatic efforts over the past few months “idle.”
In the statement made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “The US regime openly intervened in Iran’s process of implementing the necessary regulations in the Strait of Hormuz, causing the return of insecurity in the Strait of Hormuz and the disruption of international commercial transportation.” The statement was included.
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