Trump announces to the US Congress the resumption of the war against Iran and states: “We will hit all their capabilities that have to do with Hormuz” and soon also “the Pickaxe Mountain nuclear facility”. Abu Dhabi reports that Iranian missiles have hit two Emirati oil tankers in the Strait, causing one death and 8 injuries. Tehran claims to have struck US facilities in Bahrain.
Trump, ‘we will attack all of Iran’s capabilities in the Strait of Hormuz’
The new conflict against Iran “will be very fast”. Donald Trump said it in the Oval Office. “We attack tonight and we will hit all their capabilities that have to do with the Strait of Hormuz,” he added. “They broke the deal, they found out there was something they didn’t like and we’re not going to accept it. Ultimately we’re going to end up controlling everything they’re doing – it’s crazy and very stupid,” Trump said again. Donald Trump says a deal with Iran “is still possible.” Speaking in the Oval Office, the American president reiterated “Tehran will not have a nuclear weapon”.
Jordan, 4 Iranian missiles shot down on our territory
Jordan’s army has intercepted four Iranian missiles in the country’s airspace, a source from the General Command of the Jordanian Armed Forces said today. Air defense systems “intercepted and shot down four missiles that entered Jordanian airspace from Iranian territory in the early hours of Tuesday morning” without causing casualties or material damage, the source added.
Iran hits weapons depots and other US military facilities in Bahrain
“Some weapons logistics depots, a satellite communications center and the US forces’ residential building were targeted by missiles and drones in Bahrain,” the Iranian Revolutionary Guard said in a statement today, quoted by Tasnim. In another statement, the Guard said: “In the second round of missile and drone attacks, Iran struck the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, damaging a fuel depot, a Patriot radar, an air control radar, and a C-Ram warning radar system.” The control and monitoring center for self-driving boats was completely destroyed,” he added
Media, ‘a dozen US military jets identified over the Persian Gulf and Oman’
At least a dozen US military aircraft, meanwhile, have been spotted flying off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, and over Saudi Arabia, after Centcom announced a new wave of attacks against Iran. CNN reports it. At 3.30am Iranian time, nine KC-135R and two KC-46A tankers were among the aircraft in the air. Several reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft were also visible on the tracking systems, including an E-3B Sentry and a US Navy P-8 Poseidon. The E-3B allows aerial monitoring of an area of up to 120,000 square miles and is capable of simultaneously tracking approximately 600 targets.
Emirates, ‘Iranian missiles against two of our oil tankers in Hormuz, one dead’
The United Arab Emirates reported today that Iranian missile strikes targeted two of its oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, killing one crew member.
“The Ministry of Defense announces that the national oil tankers Mombasa and al-Bahiyah were hit by two Iranian cruise missiles while transiting the southern shipping lane of the Strait of Hormuz, in the territorial waters of Oman,” the statement read. The attack caused the death of “an Indian crew member on board the tanker Mombasa and the wounding of eight others, four of them seriously”, added the Emirati ministry. Among the injured, six are Indians and two Ukrainians, Abu Dhabi specified, adding that the oil tankers suffered damage following fires that broke out on board, which were subsequently put out. The Emirates Ministry of Defense condemned “this flagrant attack, considered a serious and clear violation of international law, which threatens the security and stability of the region”. Abu Dhabi then announced that it “fully reserves the right to respond to this escalation”.
Axios, ‘Trump gave Saudi Arabia support for attacks in Yemen’
US President Donald Trump has thrown his support behind Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for military action against the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen. This was revealed by Axios, citing US officials. The Saudi attack on Sana’a airport yesterday and subsequent Houthi missile attacks represented the most serious escalation between Yemen’s rebels and Saudi Arabia since 2022.