EEUU e Irán reanudan los ataques en el estrecho de Ormuz tras un mes de tregua
Ambos países anuncian sendos ataques en la zona que han impactado sobre el precio del petróleo. Leer
The United States and Iran resumed attacks in the Strait of Hormuz after a month of ceasefire. On Monday, Iran launched attacks on two US drones based in Jordan's RAF Akrotiri and RAF Al Udeid. Iran claimed the drones were carrying mines for the Strait of Hormuz. In response, the U.S. military said it conducted a limited and precise strike against Revolutionary Guard mining units, which posed an imminent threat.
It denied the attack constituted an act of aggression. The Strait of Hormuz became strategically significant after Iran closed the passage to Persian Gulf oil in retaliation to Israeli and U.S. strikes. Iran's Tasnim news agency reported a drone attack on the Larak island that caused at least two deaths. Iran vowed retaliation and warned of "punishment".
The U.S. drone attacks followed a U.S. airstrike on an Iranian island earlier in the day. Iran also claimed to have incinerated a tanker after it hit two mines in the southern strait, despite claims from international authorities that the ship was undamaged. The U.S. Central Command has blocked over 80 commercial ships and inactivated three, while detaining two others seeking access to Iranian ports.
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