US President Donald Trump has threatened to strike Iran “very hard”, the US president said on Monday, as the two countries renewed their tit-for-tat attacks after a break of several weeks.
At the same time, US Treasury Secretary Scott Besant announced continued pressure to weaken Iran’s economy.
Six months have passed since the start of the war between the US and Israeli forces against Iran. The stalemate between the two sides has not yet ended. Iran has closed the strategically important Strait of Hormuz. On the other hand, the US is continuing to impose a counter-blockade around Iranian ports.
US forces attacked an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday. In response, Tehran attacked US military installations in the Middle East. The retaliatory attacks have raised fears of a new major conflict. In light of this, Trump threatened a strong response.
US forces attacked an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday. In response, Tehran attacked US military installations in the Middle East. The retaliatory attacks have raised fears of a new major conflict. In light of this, Trump threatened a strong response.
“We’re going to hit them (Iran) hard. The country will be hit back,” Trump said in a brief interview with a Fox News reporter.
The United States has said it attacked an Iranian rocket launcher on Larak Island to prevent Iran from placing mines in the Strait of Hormuz. In response, Iran launched missile and drone attacks on Jordan and the United Arab Emirates. Tehran said the attacks were aimed at US forces stationed there.
However, Iranian President Masoud Pezizkian called for talks to ease tensions later in the day. “We are looking for a path of compromise and mutual understanding,” he said at a conference in the Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan. “It is not in the interest of Iran or anyone in the region to continue the war.”
According to the Iranian President, the way to solve existing problems is through dialogue and cooperation.
Missiles and drones
Three people were killed and several others injured in a US airstrike on Larak Island on Sunday, Iranian state media reported.
Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had launched ballistic missile attacks on two US air bases in Jordan, causing “heavy damage”.
However, Trump told Fox News that all the missiles launched at US forces were shot down. Only one was not shot down. But it did not pose a threat.
The Jordanian army said eight missiles were shot down, but did not say where they were fired from.
Iran also said it had attacked US troops at an air base in the United Arab Emirates and shot down a US drone in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran has also created economic pressure by continuing its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. There has already been instability in the global market. The prices of various products, including fuel oil, have increased. In the United States, the prices of various products, including fuel, are also on the rise. This is becoming an important issue in the country ahead of the midterm elections in November.
Abu Dhabi, on the other hand, said a drone had been shot down in its territorial waters, and dismissed claims of an attack on Al Minhad airbase as “baseless.”
The IRGC said yesterday evening that it had shot down another US drone in the Strait of Hormuz. The Central Command of the Iranian Armed Forces warned regional neighbors not to allow the US to use their territory to carry out attacks.
Meanwhile, an oil tanker leaving the Strait of Hormuz was hit by three “unidentified objects” off the northeast coast of Oman, the UK’s Maritime Trade Operations Agency said last night.
The agency said no casualties were reported in the incident and there was no harmful impact on the environment.
‘The pressure will continue’
After weeks of relative calm in the Middle East, the US and Iran have once again traded barbs and counterattacks. The Trump administration has recently turned its attention to “economic warfare” against Iran.
Trump yesterday called Iran a “failed state.” He said on social media that Iran’s military is now in disarray. The economy is collapsing. The leadership is in complete disarray.
We will continue to apply pressure (on Iran). This could lead to major changes in a few weeks or months.
Meanwhile, US Treasury Secretary Scott Besant said economic pressure on Iran will continue. “We will continue to apply pressure (on Iran),” he told reporters at the G-20 summit in North Carolina. “This could lead to significant changes in the coming weeks or months.”
Iran has also created economic pressure by continuing its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. There has already been instability in the global market. The prices of various products, including fuel oil, have increased. In the United States, the prices of various products, including fuel, are also on the rise. This is becoming an important issue in the country ahead of the midterm elections in November.
Tensions surrounding Hormuz
The Iran war has disrupted shipping in the Strait of Hormuz for six months, and Trump has already claimed that the US Navy has “total control” over the strait.
Last week, the United States said it had completed removing mines from the strategically important waterway.
However, Iran says it has full control of the Strait of Hormuz. Yesterday, the IRGC said a “reckless” oil tanker caught fire near the Strait of Hormuz. The tanker was illegally crossing the strait when two mines exploded.
The solution is clear and simple. The United States must return to its commitments.
The US military has rejected Iran’s claim, calling it ‘propaganda’. The US military said, ‘There was no mine explosion on any ship in the Strait of Hormuz.’
Mediation efforts to end the war in Iran have been ongoing for months, although a previous ceasefire agreement ultimately collapsed.
Iran is trying to bring the United States back into the previous agreement. In an interview with Iranian state television yesterday, the country’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said, “The path to a solution is absolutely clear and simple. The United States must return to its commitments.”
