Di United States don carry out third night of strike for Iran on Monday, as two oil tankers come under fire for di Strait of Hormuz. Donald Trump, wey be US president, say Washington dey reinstate di blockade of Iranian shipping for di Gulf, and go make sure say di strategic waterway remain open, but for a fee.
US Central Command say dem begin di strikes at di president direction, just after Trump yarn say Iran go get am “very hard tonight and we go hit dem hard tomorrow”. Later, di command say di US dey attack Iranian capabilities for di strait.
Soon after, United Arab Emirates tok say Iranian cruise missiles hit two Emirati oil tankers wey dey transit di southern lane of di vital energy transit route for Omani territorial waters. Di attack kill one crew member and injure eight.
Di US-Iran memorandum of understanding don scatter after fighting reignite between dem last week. Trump claim say di strait dey open and go remain open “with or without Iran”. Di president also announce say US go start charging fees on ships wey dey transit through di waterway, claiming a 20% fee go dey levied “for any and all costs necessary” to provide security and safety for vessels.
Iran top joint military command reply say US get no role for determining di strait future and no go allow dem to intervene. Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araqchi yarn for X say Tehran go “forever” be di guardian of di strait, adding over Trump comments: “20% is of course too much. We go be fair.”
For other developments, stocks don fall and oil hit one-month high for Asian trading on Tuesday after Donald Trump tok say US dey reinstate di blockade of Iranian shipping for di Strait of Hormuz. Markets also dey rattled by comments from US Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller, wey say di central bank fit need to raise interest rates “in di near term” if data show inflation continuing well above di 2% target.
Iran respond to di latest US strikes with attacks targeting American bases for Bahrain. Dis mark di third day for row wey Iran retaliate against gulf countries after US attacks on im facilities. Early on Tuesday, Bahrain sound im missile alert sirens two times, urging di public to seek shelter. No word on any damage or casualties from di attack.
Iran revolutionary guards claim say US patriot radar, fifth fleet air control radar, and other systems all dey hit for Bahrain, but no independent confirmation dey.
