The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) carried out a third consecutive wave of strikes against Iran in the early hours of Tuesday, ordered by President Donald Trump, after he warned the country would be hit “very hard” and said, “There is nothing they can do about it. They have nothing.” Hours later, the U.S. military command reported the offensive targeted Iranian military capabilities linked to the Strait of Hormuz.
Shortly after the strikes, 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 left one crew member dead and eight people injured.
Following the nighttime strikes, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed on Tuesday morning that it had launched additional missile and drone strikes against the Juffair naval base in Bahrain, home to the U.S. Fifth Fleet, and said it also hit an air base in Jordan used by U.S. forces.
After the memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran failed and hostilities resumed last week, President Trump said the strait would remain open “with or without Iran” and announced that the United States would impose a 20% fee on ships transiting the waterway to cover security costs. In response, Iran’s top 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 presented 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 will defend its “red lines,” Ebrahim Azizi, chair of the legislature’s National Security Commission, said.
In a message posted on the social network 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 to Iran’s Parliament.”
The lawmaker added, “We remain firm in defending our red lines, particularly regarding management of the Strait of Hormuz.” He also indicated further steps are planned, saying, “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 UAE reports that two Emirati-flagged tankers were struck by Iranian missiles in the Strait of Hormuz, causing the death of one seafarer.
Jordan shot down four missiles from Iran
Jordan says it intercepted and shot down four missiles that entered Jordanian airspace from Iranian territory, the state news agency reported.
Iran claimed attacks against 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 storage and hit and destroyed a Patriot radar, as well as the fleet’s air control radar, a C-RAM early warning radar, and the control and monitoring center for unmanned surface vessels (USVs).
“The retaliatory operation continues,” the statement added.
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