Iran US War LIVE: Iran has said that the strategically important will remain closed until the United States ends its naval blockade of Iranian ports. A senior official also cautioned that reaching a final peace agreement is still a distant prospect, AFP reported.
Iran US War LIVE: What happened in the last few hours?
- The British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported that two gunboats belonging to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps opened fire on a tanker passing through the Strait of Hormuz. The tanker and its crew were later confirmed to be safe, though the vessel and its destination were not disclosed, AP reported. Separately, TankerTrackers.com stated that several ships, including an Indian-flagged supertanker, were forced to turn back in the strait after coming under fire from Iranian forces.
- One of the vessels attacked was identified as the Sanmar Herald, an Indian government source told Reuters.
- , speaking in a televised address, said that while there has been some progress in discussions with the United States, significant gaps remain and several core issues are still unresolved, indicating that negotiations are far from a breakthrough. “We are still far from the final discussion,” said Ghalibaf, one of Tehran’s negotiators in the talks aimed at ending the war launched by Israel and the United States against the Islamic Republic.
- said meanwhile that “very good conversations” were going on with Iran but warned Tehran against trying to “blackmail” the United States.
- “Hezbollah denies any connection to the incident that occurred with UNIFIL forces in the Ghandouriyeh-Bint Jbeil area, and calls for caution in making judgements and assigning responsibilities regarding the incident pending the Lebanese army’s investigations to determine the full circumstances of the incident,” the group said.
- dropped 9% on Friday to around $90 a barrel, wiping out most of the gains it posted since the onset of the war. Diesel prices in the US and Europe were also lower, Bloomberg reported.
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Iran US War LIVE: Trump calls Israel ‘great ally of the US’
US President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social, “whether people like Israel or not, they have proven to be a GREAT Ally of the United States of America. They are courageous, bold, loyal, and smart and, unlike others that have shown their true colours in a moment of conflict and stress, Israel fights hard, and knows how to win”
Iran US War LIVE: Death toll in Iran
Iran’s state-run Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs was quoted by the ISNA news agency as saying Saturday that the war with the United States and Israel had killed 3,468 people in the Islamic republic.
Iran US War LIVE: Trump warns against ‘blackmail’
US President Donald Trump warned Iran not to “blackmail” Washington with the fate of the Strait of Hormuz, after Tehran declared the strategic waterway once again closed.
“We’re talking to them. They wanted to close up the strait again — you know, as they’ve been doing for years — and they can’t blackmail us,” Trump said at a White House event.
Iran US War LIVE: Iran navy issues warning
“We warn that no ship, of any kind, should leave its anchorage in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman. Any attempt to approach the Strait of Hormuz will be considered cooperation with the enemy, and the offending vessel will be targeted,” the navy of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said in a statement on its official Sepah News website.
Iran US War LIVE: Iran says negotiations far from final
Progress had been made in negotiations with the United States to end the war, Iran’s parliamentary speaker said on Saturday night, but added the sides were still far from an agreement.
“We are still far from the final discussion,” Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who is also one of Iran’s negotiators, said in a national televised address, adding, “we made progress in the negotiations, but there are many gaps and some fundamental points remain”. (AFP)
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