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Iran war live: Tehran warns US against new strikes; fighting rages in Yemen
Confirmed
In Short: Iran's state media confirmed the strikes and said Tehran had attacked three US-affiliated vessels in response, as well as three oil tankers travelling through the Strait of Hormuz along an 'unauthorised' route.
The US military announced it had 'permanently disabled' two Iran-linked oil tankers, including one near Kharg Island, and 'destroyed' a third in the Gulf of Oman, according to a statement from US Central Command.
US Central Command reported that two US warships had been targeted by Iran before the American attack on the Iran-linked oil tankers.
The Strait of Hormuz, a crucial route for global oil and gas, has been effectively closed since the war began in February, giving Iran significant leverage.
US Vice President JD Vance ruled out calling the conflict with Iran a war, despite renewed attacks and a growing military presence in the Middle East.
Vance also ruled out any negotiations with Iran as long as Tehran continues to target commercial shipping.
The US launched air strikes on Iran on Tuesday, hitting what it said were military targets along the coast in retaliation for Iranian attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it launched “several ballistic missiles” at the aircraft carrier and destroyer, accusing them of “harassing Iranian ships” and taking part in a naval blockade.
Iran effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil supplies flowed, in retaliation for the US-Israeli attacks that began on February 28.
The recurring exchange of fire and the lack of a definitive end to the war have kept global oil prices elevated.
What's confirmed
- The US military announced it had 'permanently disabled' two Iran-linked oil tankers, including one near Kharg Island, and 'destroyed' a third in the Gulf of Oman, according to a statement from US Central Command.
- US Central Command reported that two US warships had been targeted by Iran before the American attack on the Iran-linked oil tankers.
- The Strait of Hormuz, a crucial route for global oil and gas, has been effectively closed since the war began in February, giving Iran significant leverage.
- US Vice President JD Vance ruled out calling the conflict with Iran a war, despite renewed attacks and a growing military presence in the Middle East.
- Vance also ruled out any negotiations with Iran as long as Tehran continues to target commercial shipping.
- The US launched air strikes on Iran on Tuesday, hitting what it said were military targets along the coast in retaliation for Iranian attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it launched “several ballistic missiles” at the aircraft carrier and destroyer, accusing them of “harassing Iranian ships” and taking part in a naval blockade.
- Iran effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil supplies flowed, in retaliation for the US-Israeli attacks that began on February 28.
- The recurring exchange of fire and the lack of a definitive end to the war have kept global oil prices elevated.
What's still developing
- The Iranian Red Crescent Society said shrapnel from a missile hit the ceremony at a home in Sirik on Tuesday, prompting Tehran to declare the incident a “war crime”.
- The US and Iran traded retaliatory attacks on ships on Saturday, in the latest round of strikes since fighting flared up a week ago following a month of relative calm.
- Kharg Island hosts Iran’s main terminal for exporting oil.
- His comments come as Washington and Tehran exchanged back-and-forth attacks this week after a period of relative calm, with no diplomatic talks with the Iranians underway to end the conflict.
- The war has dragged down President Donald Trump's approval ratings and driven up gas prices, raising the stakes for Republican candidates fighting to preserve their party's narrow congressional majorities in November.
- He pushed back on describing the conflict as a "war," saying the US has ended major combat operations with Iran, despite renewed fighting this week.
- He said Washington's focus now was to ensure Tehran cannot keep disrupting commercial oil shipping.
- “The Iranians did not only target two ordinary warships – they targeted a missile destroyer and, remarkably, an aircraft carrier … the backbone of the American campaign against Iran,” defence analyst Wolfgang Pusztai told Al Jazeera.
- On Sunday, Iran claimed it struck an unmanned US vessel trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz.
- Iran has long relied partly on a shadow fleet to circumvent sanctions and sell oil, a source of revenue that has become more important since the US began blockading Iranian ports in April.