US launches strikes on key Iranian targets after Tehran fires missile at cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz causing ‘heavy damage’ as crucial waterway is CLOSED again
The USA launched an attack in retaliation against Iran, which launched a missile at a cargo ship trying to cross the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. Central Command said the Cypriot-flagged container ship was badly damaged after it was targeted on Saturday. Open X.
A civilian crew member remains missing after the ‘apparent’ attack that forced the ship to halt its voyage, officials said.
“After being held responsible for previous attacks on commercial ships, Iran was given another opportunity to demonstrate its commitment to the Memorandum of Understanding, but again failed,” US Central Command added.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth vowed to avenge the strike and in question: ‘Iran made a bad choice. They’re paying now.’
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) declared the strait closed until further notice following the attack. CNN.
“Given the instability caused by this unlawful intervention by external parties, the Strait of Hormuz will be closed until further notice and the end of US regional intervention,” the statement said. It was said.
“No ships or vessels will be allowed to pass,” the statement continued.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps declared the Strait of Hormuz closed until further notice after a missile was fired at a cargo ship, and the US subsequently launched retaliatory strikes.
President Trump said Friday that the United States has agreed to continue negotiations with Iran, but that the “ceasefire has ended.”
The IRGC alleged that the ship, which American authorities referred to as M/V GFS Galaxy, attempted to use an unauthorized route to cross the waterway.
The US military’s attacks, which began around 7:15 pm Eastern time on Saturday night, marked the third round against Iran this week.
Some of the targets attacked by US forces include airborne surveillance radars, missile and drone depots, missile and drone launch sites, surface surveillance radars, and surface-to-air missile launchers. Barak Ravid from Axios.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with his Omani counterpart on Saturday to discuss the strait issue due to the recent tension.
Araghchi announced that the meeting in Muscat, Oman, was held to discuss ‘appropriate mechanisms to ensure the safe passage of ships’, according to the Associated Press.
Omani and Iranian negotiators announced that they would continue talks at the ‘technical and political level’. Reuters It was reported citing Oman’s state news agency.
Explosions were reported in the southern Iranian port cities of Bandar Abbas and Sirik, according to Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB. Al Jazeera.
It was reported that at least 12 explosions were heard in different parts of Bushehr province, where the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant is located.
No casualties were reported as of early Saturday night, according to Ehsan Jahanian, the province’s deputy governor for political, security and social affairs.
Revolutionary Guards say Strait of Hormuz will be closed ‘until US regional intervention ends’
The USA launched a retaliatory attack on Iran earlier this week after three ships were hit in the strait.
According to the news based on IRNA news agency, more than 10 explosions were heard in the port city of Jask.
It was also stated that explosions were heard in Chabahar, Bandar-e Deyr and Asaluyeh. Other explosions were reported near Konarak and Chabahar.
On Friday, President Trump said on Truth Social that he has agreed to continue negotiations with Iran but ‘insists that the ceasefire is OVER.’
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei made a written statement the next day, promising that ‘the blood of the martyred leader and those martyred in these two wars will avenge the criminals and infamous murderers’. Reuters.
Khamenei’s statement said, “Whether we are there or not, this will be achieved and soon every free person in the world will fulfill a part of this divine mission.”
There has been no news from Khamenei since his appointment as the Religious Leader after his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in US-Israeli air strikes on February 28, when the war began.
Earlier this week, the United States retaliated against Iran after three ships were hit in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday.
The ships included a Qatari liquefied natural gas tanker as well as a Saudi crude oil tanker. Al Jazeera.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (pictured) traveled to Oman on Saturday to discuss ‘appropriate mechanisms to ensure the safe passage of ships’ through the strait.
As part of this attack, American forces hit approximately 90 military targets, including at least 60 Revolutionary Guard boats.
Central Command: ‘US forces are alert, lethal and ready to conduct operations directed by the Commander in Chief’ expression he said at the time.
The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow water passage between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, is a vital part of the global economy.
Before the ongoing war, approximately one-fifth of the world’s oil traded each day flowed through the strait.
However, while oil exports have fallen due to tension in the Bosphorus, gas prices have increased dramatically around the world, putting a strain on customers’ wallets.
The Daily Mail has reached out to the White House for comment.
