The strategic sea route, which flows a large part of the world’s oil supply, remained effectively blocked until Sunday due to the threat of an attack from Iran.TAG_OPEN_div_71
Since the U.S.-Israel coalition launched a military operation against Iran on February 28, the region has been under intense bombardment.TAG_OPEN_div_69 Although Washington claims that Iran’s military capabilities have been almost completely destroyed, Tehran denies the claim and says its deterrent capabilities are intact.
About TAG_OPEN_div_67 a fifth of the world’s oil supplies pass through the Strait of Hormuz. But the threat of an Iranian attack and supply disruptions have caused the price of petroleum to rise by nearly 40 percent in the international market, putting pressure on the global economy.
In a social media post on Saturday, Trump said that countries affected by a possible blockade of Iran should jointly create a maritime security force.TAG_OPEN_div_65 He urged countries like China, France, Japan, South Korea, Britain and others to send warships to the region to help keep the strait open and safe. At the same time, he said that the US military has been continuously attacking Iranian military activities in the coastal region.
On Friday, the US military attacked the island of Kharg, Iran’s main oil exporting center.TAG_OPEN_div_63 According to Trump, the action has destroyed Iranian military targets while protecting the energy infrastructure. Iran has warned U.S. oil and energy companies of “strong retaliation” if further attacks on its oil facilities are carried out.
According to Iran’TAG_OPEN_div_61 s Health Ministry, more than 1,200 people have been killed by US and Israeli strikes, although the figure could not be independently confirmed. According to the UN refugee agency, about 32 million people have been displaced inside Iran, many of whom have been displaced from the capital Tehran and other cities.
According to the Pentagon, US and Israeli forces have hit more than 15,000 military targets inside Iran.TAG_OPEN_div_59 Meanwhile, the US water-based attack ship USS Tripoli and about 2,500 Marines were dispatched to the area, US media reported.
Meanwhile, new attacks are continuing in various provinces of Iran, according to local media.TAG_OPEN_div_57 According to Fars news agency, 15 people were killed in the attack on an industrial site in Isfahan, but AFP could not independently confirm this.
The U.S. military says it has lost 13 soldiers during the war.TAG_OPEN_div_55 Among them were six soldiers on board a refueling plane crashed in Iraq that officials said was not an enemy attack but a crash.
After the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on the first day of the war, his son Mojtaba Khamenei was named the new Supreme Leader.TAG_OPEN_div_53 However, he has not been seen in public and there have been reports of injuries. Iranian officials have said there is no problem with the leadership.
Tehran has continued to fire missiles and drones toward Israel and the Gulf region, demonstrating its offensive capabilities throughout the region.TAG_OPEN_div_51 Explosions were heard in Jerusalem over the weekend, AFP journalists said. The United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia also reported that their air defense systems had intercepted missiles or drones.
Meanwhile, black smoke has been seen rising from the Fujairah port area, a major oil storage and export hub in the United Arab Emirates.TAG_OPEN_div_49 Iran’s military has warned its citizens to stay away from the port area.
According to security sources, there was a drone attack on the US Embassy in Iraq.TAG_OPEN_div_47 This is the second such attack since the war began. The Emirati consulate in Iraqi Kurdistan was also targeted for the second time in less than a week. US officials in Baghdad have urged their citizens to leave the country immediately.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) said that the drone attack in Kuwait had damaged the radar system of the international airport, but there were no human casualties.TAG_OPEN_div_45 Qatar said it had evacuated parts of Doha and intercepted two missiles, where explosions were heard.
Iran’TAG_OPEN_div_43 s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) has claimed to have fired missiles at US troops stationed at the Al-Kharz military base in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia did not confirm the attack but said it had intercepted some ballistic missiles heading towards the country.
Lebanon has also been plunged into conflict after Tehran-backed armed group Hezbollah launched an attack on Israel as the war zone expands.TAG_OPEN_div_39 At least 826 people have been killed in Israeli air and ground strikes, according to Lebanese officials. Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced after Israel ordered the evacuation of hundreds of square kilometers of territory in southern Lebanon.
Hezbollah said it had clashed with Israeli forces in the Khiam region of southern Lebanon on Saturday night, raising concerns that the regional war could escalate further.TAG_OPEN_div_37
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