US fires on and disables 2 more Iranian tankers as tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz
CENTCOM said the F/A-18 Super Hornet used precision munitions to disable the unladen ships as they tried to reach an Iranian port.
- On Friday, U.S. Central Command disabled two empty Iranian oil tankers, the M/T Sea Star III and M/T Sevda, by firing precision munitions into their smokestacks to enforce the naval blockade on Iranian ports.
- Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio awaits Tehran's response to a proposed agreement in Italy, even as the United States intensifies enforcement around Iranian shipping.
- Military exchanges persist around the Strait of Hormuz, which handles roughly 20% of global seaborne oil trade, as the conflict shifts from symbolic escalation to direct pressure on trade flows.
- Overnight, the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defense reported that its systems engaged three drones and two ballistic missiles launched from Iran, resulting in three moderate injuries.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth noted on Tuesday that the ceasefire remains in place, though recent attacks on Thursday and Friday raise questions about the agreement's stability.
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Iran Guards threaten US Mideast sites as Trump awaits response
Iran's Revolutionary Guards threatened Saturday to target US sites in the Middle East if its tankers come under fire, Iranian media reported, as Washington was left waiting for Tehran's response to its latest negotiating position. "Any attack on Iranian tankers and commercial vessels will result in a heavy attack on one of the American centres in the region and enemy ships," the Guards said, a day after US strikes on two Iranian tankers in the G…
Iran threatened Saturday night to attack U.S. interests in the Middle East in the event of further attacks on its merchant ships, the day after two of its oil tankers were bombed by Washington, which is still awaiting Tehran's response to its latest proposals.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard threatened on Saturday to attack American bases ‘in the region’ and ‘hostile ships’ if Iranian oil tankers come under fire, Iranian state television Irib reports. Follow all developments in the Middle East in our live blog.
The Iranian Revolution Guards threatened on Saturday that they would attack American targets "from the region and "enemy ships" in the event of an attack on its oil tankers, the Iranian press reported.
Iran threatens to target 'American centres' if tankers are attacked
Iran threatens to target 'American centres' if tankers are attacked Iran has warned it could target “American centres” across the region if its oil tankers come under attack, according to Iranian media reports cited by Agence France-Presse.
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