Iran: Strait of Hormuz closed to all ships again
Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz again, and no ships are allowed to pass until further notice, the Revolutionary Guard announced according to Reuters.
This after a ship that tried to pass via an “unapproved route” was fired upon and stopped, they stated according to the state news agency Irib.
Furthermore, the Revolutionary Guard writes that the “enemy” will be met with a strong response if they make any “slips” in response to this.
Yesterday, US government sources told several media outlets that the US demands that Iran declare the Strait of Hormuz open again after Saturday’s meeting with Oman.
– Otherwise, it will be bad for them, said one of them.
Minister warns of new night of attacks: “Now they will pay”
New fighting flared up in Iran overnight, CNN reports, citing information from the US military command Centcom. The US is said to have carried out targeted attacks in several places in the country. Explosions were heard along Iran’s southern coast, but also further inland.
Iran is said to have responded by sending missiles and drones against military bases in the Gulf states. Several countries in the region say they have stopped the Iranian attacks.
The attacks began shortly after the Iranian Revolutionary Guard announced that the Strait of Hormuz would be closed “until further notice”. According to the Revolutionary Guard, this happened after a ship in the strait was hit by an American warning shot.
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced shortly afterwards that a third wave of attacks this week was on the way.
"Iran made a bad decision. Now they have to pay," he wrote in a post on X on Sunday night.
Indian citizen missing after attacks off Oman
An Indian crew member on the merchant ship GFS Galaxy is missing after last night's attacks off the coast of Oman, several media outlets report.
According to the US Central Command, the ship was hit in the stern by Iranian attacks, which caused a fire and damage to the engine room. India's Ministry of Foreign Affairs is cooperating with local authorities in the search effort, it writes in a statement.
"The attacks on merchant ships and civilian infrastructure in the region must stop," it further writes.
Iran and the US have attacked each other again during the night, after Iran announced late last night that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz to traffic again.
