The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) carried out a third consecutive wave of strikes against Iran in the early hours of Tuesday under orders from President Donald Trump. The president had warned that Iran would be hit “very hard” and said, “There is nothing they can do about it. They have nothing.” Hours later, the U.S. military said the offensive targeted Iranian military capabilities linked to the Strait of Hormuz.
Shortly after the bombings, the United Arab Emirates reported that Iranian cruise missiles struck two Emirati tankers transiting the southern lane of the Strait of Hormuz in Omani territorial waters. The attack killed one crew member and injured eight others.
After the overnight strikes, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed new missile and drone attacks on the Juffair naval base in Bahrain, home to the U.S. Fifth Fleet, and said it also struck an airbase in Jordan used by U.S. forces.
Following the collapse of the memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran and the resumption of hostilities last week, Trump said the strait would remain open “with or without Iran” and announced that the United States would charge a 20% fee on ships transiting the waterway to cover security costs. In response, Iran’s senior military leadership said Washington has no authority over the strait’s future, while Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi wrote on X: “Tehran will always be the guardian of the strait.”
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Iran submitted a bill to manage the Strait of Hormuz and warns it will defend its “red lines”
Iran submitted a bill to Parliament to manage the Strait of Hormuz and warned it would defend its “red lines,” according to Ebrahim Azizi, chairman of the legislature’s National Security Commission.
In a message posted on X, Azizi said, “Last night, coinciding with the downing of U.S. drones, the bill ‘Strategic Action for the Security and Sustainable Progress of the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf’ was formally presented in the Iranian Parliament.”
The lawmaker said, “We remain firm in defending our red lines, particularly regarding the management of the Strait of Hormuz.” He also indicated further steps: “This is the first step; subsequent measures will follow.”
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U.S. diplomatic missions in the United Arab Emirates cancel appointments
The U.S. embassy in Abu Dhabi and the U.S. consulate general in Dubai have canceled consular appointments through Wednesday due to the regional security situation, the embassy said in a security alert.
The announcement followed reports from the UAE that two Emirati-flagged tankers were struck by Iranian missiles in the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in the death of one seafarer.
Jordan says it shot down four missiles originating from Iran
Jordan says it intercepted and shot down four missiles that entered Jordanian airspace from Iranian territory, the state news agency reported.
Iran says it launched attacks on the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it launched missile and drone attacks against the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain.
According to the IRGC, the strikes caused a fire in the base’s fuel depots and hit and destroyed a Patriot radar, as well as the fleet’s air control radar, a C‐RAM early warning radar system, and the control and supervision center for unmanned surface vessels (USV).
“The retaliatory operation continues,” the statement added.
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