US launches fresh strikes on Iran around Strait of Hormuz
DUBAI/WASHINGTON — The U.S. launched new air strikes on Iranian targets on Tuesday, quashing hopes that an exchange of fire last weekend might not presage a wider renewal of hostilities. Oil prices had already risen after that first exchange of direct attacks since July and after reports of two tankers being hit leaving the Strait, the global oil supply waterway that Iran has effectively closed…
The U.S. launched fresh strikes on Iranian targets on Tuesday, according to The Korea Times, signaling a potential escalation in the ongoing tensions between the two nations. The air strikes came after recent attempts by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and American service members deployed in the region.
The strikes followed a weekend exchange of fire, which had already led to a rise in oil prices due to Iran's effective closure of the global oil supply waterway. Despite the U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to hit Iran hard in response to the renewed strikes and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's warning of impending new sanctions, Iran remained defiant, threatening to prevent oil exports from the Gulf.
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