Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed responsibility for at least one of three strikes on civilian ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Operations Centre posted several alerts Wednesday morning that ships in the strait had been struck by “unknown projectiles,” including a ship…
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed responsibility for at least one of three strikes on civilian ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday. The United…
There's "growing momentum to establish a naval protection system" in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran's military escalates attacks on commercial ships, Eurasia Group says.The big picture: U.S. Central Command warned "the Iranian regime is using civilian ports along the Strait of Hormuz to conduct military operations that threaten international shipping" and…
Iran’s IRGC has said it will not allow even ‘one litre’ to leave the region if US-Israeli attacks continue. Plus, how gen Z women are conquering country music• Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.The US military has said it attacked and destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels near the strait of Hormuz amid reports that…
The U.S. military is warning civilians to avoid ports it says are used by the Iranian regime along the Strait of Hormuz to “conduct military operations that threaten international shipping.” “CENTCOM urges civilians in Iran to immediately avoid all port facilities where Iranian naval forces are operating. Iranian dockworkers, administrative personnel and…
While the U.S. military continues to strike in the Middle East, lawmakers stateside are questioning the administration's next steps.
The incidents mark the latest in a string of reported attacks in or near to the Strait of Hormuz, where shipping traffic has virtually ground to a halt.
And now, Iran has begun mining the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump simultaneously denied this on Truth Social and threatened that “military consequences to Iran will be at a level never seen before” if it did happen to be true. How the United States can escalate beyond 8,000 Israeli and U.S. airstrikes that have killed much of the Iranian government is…
President Trump said Wednesday he thinks oil tankers should still use the Strait of Hormuz to get oil flowing to the rest of the world.
Following the US annihilation of mine-laying Iranian ships near the Strait of Hormuz, at least three cargo ships near the strategically important shipping lane have been struck, as the islamic republic vows to launch its “most intense” assault of the war so far. But what exactly is the Strait of Hormuz – and what makes...
