Iran warns of strikes over tanker risks
The tension between Iran and the United States escalated over the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran threatening a direct military response to any new American attacks on oil tankers and Iranian ships, warning of targeting US interests and bases in the region. This came after American forces conducted strikes on three Iranian tankers in retaliation for Iran launching missiles toward two US warships. Iran announced that it had seized an unmanned American vessel, while Washington stated that the vessel had experienced a technical malfunction and did not contain any sensitive information. This coincided with a decline in maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz to its lowest levels in months, and an increase in oil prices to nearly $100 per barrel, reflecting a military and economic escalation between the two sides in the region.
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