The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) carried out a third consecutive wave of strikes against Iran in the early hours of Tuesday by order of 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 said the offensive targeted Iranian military capabilities linked to the Strait of Hormuz.
Soon 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 left one crew member dead and eight people wounded.
After the nighttime 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 hit 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 to ships transiting the waterway to cover security costs. In response, Iran’s senior military leadership said Washington has no authority over the future of the strait, while Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi wrote on X: “Tehran will always be the guardian of the strait.”
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The Iranian Army said it will not yield “an inch” on the Strait of Hormuz
The Iranian Army said the Armed Forces will not yield “an inch” on the Strait of Hormuz, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced the reestablishment of a naval cordon against Iran and said the United States would assume the role of “guardian” of that maritime passage.
“The Armed Forces will not yield an inch on the Strait of Hormuz,” said Army spokesman Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia, according to the Tasnim news agency.
The military spokesman said “the Strait of Hormuz will never be reopened through war, aggression, or U.S. attacks,” adding that respect for the rights of the Iranian people is the only way to reopen one of the world’s most important energy trade routes.
The IRGC declared a new closure of the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday “until the end of U.S. interference in the region” and warned that any attempt to reopen the waterway would receive a military response.
In recent days, Iran has attacked several vessels near that strategic passage. The latest of those attacks occurred early this morning against two United Arab Emirates tankers and caused one death and eight injuries.
The United Arab Emirates condemned “acts of piracy” in the Strait of Hormuz after attack on Emirati tankers
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) condemned the Iranian attacks on navigation in the Strait of Hormuz as “acts of piracy” and “blackmail” following strikes that caused “significant” material damage to two Emirati tankers and resulted in one death and eight injuries, four of them serious.
The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that “attacking commercial shipping and using the Strait of Hormuz as a tool of economic pressure or blackmail constitutes an act of piracy and is a direct threat to regional stability and its population, as well as to global energy security.”
It demanded that “Iran stop these aggressive attacks, fully commit to ceasing all hostilities, and reopen the strait fully and unconditionally in order to achieve regional security and stability for the global economy and trade.”
India summoned an Iranian diplomat after attack in the Strait of Hormuz that left a sailor dead
The Indian government summoned the deputy head of the Iranian Embassy in New Delhi, Mustafa Goharifar, after an attack on two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz left one Indian seafarer dead and ten others injured, a diplomat from the Iranian mission confirmed to the EFE news agency.
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs later said in a statement that it lodged a “strong protest” with the Iranian diplomat over the attacks on the MT Al Bahiyah and MT Mombasa, which were transiting the strategic waterway.
“We strongly condemn these attacks and acts of violence directed at seafarers and that hinder free and safe navigation through international waterways such as the Strait of Hormuz,” the Indian foreign ministry said.
According to New Delhi, the two vessels together were carrying 30 Indian seafarers out of a total crew of 46.
Of the 12 Indian nationals aboard the MT Al Bahiyah, one died and another was injured. The MT Mombasa had 18 Indians on board, nine of whom were injured, two seriously, according to the Ministry of External Affairs.
A ship was struck by a missile off the coast of Oman
A tanker was hit by a missile off the coast of Oman amid crossfire between the United States and Iran over control of the Strait of Hormuz, the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported on Tuesday.
“A tanker reported being struck by a missile while departing via the southern route. Authorities are investigating,” the agency said in a statement about the incident that occurred on Monday.
It was initially unclear whether the attack was the same one previously reported by the United Arab Emirates, which said two of its oil tankers were hit by Iranian missiles in the strait and that one crew member was killed.
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Iran submitted a bill to manage the Strait of Hormuz and warns it will defend its “red lines”
Iran presented a bill in Parliament to manage the Strait of Hormuz and warned it will defend its “red lines,” Ebrahim Azizi, chair of the parliamentary 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 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 measures 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 regional security concerns, the embassy said in a security alert.
The advisory followed the UAE’s report that two Emirati-flagged tankers were struck by Iranian missiles in the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in the death of a seafarer.
Jordan 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 said it launched attacks against the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain
The IRGC said it carried out missile and drone attacks against the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain.
It reported that the attacks caused a fuel depot fire at the base and struck 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 monitoring center for unmanned surface vessels (USV).
“The retaliatory operation continues,” the statement added.
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