US-strikes

The US military has said it carried out strikes on three Iranian crude oil tankers. It claimed that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) fired ballistic missiles at two US Navy warships. The strikes were carried out in response. The Iranian government did not immediately comment. However, Iranian state media reported that US forces had attacked a tanker near Kharg Island, a key location for the country’s oil industry. In a statement, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said, “A US...

Tehran has rejected a United States ceasefire proposal delivered through Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, according to The New York Times, citing Iranian and Iraqi officials. According to the report, the mediation effort failed at a time when US President Donald Trump was threatening to expand the war and strike Iran’s critical infrastructure. Ali al-Zaidi visited Tehran on Thursday. Earlier this month, he traveled to the White House and met with Trump. Officials, who spoke on condition of ano...

The crew of the container ship that came under an Iranian attack off the coast of Oman has been rescued by local authorities. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said this in a statement on Sunday morning. Citing military authorities, the British maritime agency said the damaged vessel is located east of Oman and that its crew had been safely rescued. Through the ship’s CSO, officials aboard the vessel informed UKMTO that the crew had abandoned the ship and are current...

The United States has claimed to have struck more than 100 Iranian military facilities in response to the recent attack on a Cyprus-flagged vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. Centcom said this was the third round of strikes this week. Centcom said Sunday morning that it had hit around 140 military targets, including Iran’s missile and drone bases, naval fleets, ammunition depots, communications networks and coastal surveillance sites. It said that more than 300 targets had been struck over...