Iran hits out at Gulf neighbors as US presses on with strikes
(Photo by US Central Command (CENTCOM) / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / US CENTRAL COMMAND PUBLIC AFFAIRS” – HANDOUT – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS Washington and Tehran traded strikes on Monday as US deaths in the renewed fighting climbed to three and more ships came under attack in the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Monday that two oil tankers trying to transit the strait “exploded and were brought to a halt”, according to a statement reported by the Tasnim news agency.
A fragile truce between Iran and the United States was shattered following reports of Iranian attacks on ships in the strait, though Rubio said he will “continue to try” to reach a diplomatic solution.
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