Diplomats: No end in sight to escalated Iran war
Aircraft alarms sound in Bahrain. Jordan and Kuwait say they have shot down Iranian missiles and drones, and Houthi rebels claim credit for attacking two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea.
Judging by news agency reports, there are no signs of abating in the war between the US and Iran. Today, the conflict enters its twelfth straight day of attacks since the ceasefire was broken.
– The armed forces’ retaliatory attacks will continue as long as the US attacks the country’s infrastructure and coastal areas, said Mohammad Akraminia, a spokesman for Iran’s military, on state television, according to AFP.
– We have kept our part of the agreement with Iran, perhaps they will change their position in a few days, said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, according to Reuters.
Arab diplomats The Guardian spoke to see no end to the escalation, but both Pakistan and Turkey are said to be trying to mediate between the parties. At the same time, Oman says it has started talks with Yemen, in the hope of ending the Houthi rebels' blockade of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.
Iran claims attack on US radar systems
The US has again attacked several Iranian cities overnight. According to the US military command Centcom, the attacks are aimed at warehouses for drones and missiles to impair Iran's ability to try to stop shipping passing through "regional waters", reports TT.
At the same time, Iran's Revolutionary Guard claims to have destroyed US military equipment and radar systems in Jordan. According to a statement on Iranian state television, a helicopter hangar and a Patriot system have been destroyed.
Two people are said to have been killed and eleven injured, according to state media.
US Investigates Russian Involvement in Attacks on CIA Interests
US intelligence is investigating whether Russia may have been secretly involved in some of Iran's attacks on US interests in the Middle East, Reuters reports. The suspicions have arisen after several CIA facilities were attacked with advanced drones.
The news agency's sources emphasize that these are only suspicions, but the effectiveness and precision of the attacks lead the intelligence service to believe that Iran may have received help from outside. Among the attacks being examined are the bombing of the US embassy in Riyadh in early March and a CIA facility in eastern Iraq.
More facilities, not generally known to belong to the CIA, may also have been hit, Reuters writes.
It has long been known that Russia supports Iran in its fight against the outside world. Among other things, it is believed that they supply Iran's Shahed drones with Russian satellite navigation systems. The cooperation is mutual, as Iran supplies Russia with drones in its war against Ukraine.
Both the White House and the Kremlin have chosen not to comment on Reuters' information.
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