U.S. and Iran trade strikes after attack near Strait of Hormuz

NEWS: Another vessel has reportedly been struck in the Strait of Hormuz. The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) says a tanker was hit by an unidentified projectile, damaging the ship’s bridge. All crew members are reported safe, with no environmental damage reported so far.

The new US-Iran fire is likely because US representatives told the Iranians they can charge tolls to transit the Strait of Hormuz, told the Gulf Arabs and US public there’d be no tolls, and hoped “Peace Deal!” headlines would be enough. Turns out, punting on all hard questions isn’t actually peace.

The United States has violated the war-ending memorandum with Iran by creating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, advisor to Iran’s supreme leader says. He adds that response to any violation of the memorandum will be swift and decisive.-Al Arabiya

US, Iran trade strikes: What to know, will it unravel the MoU? https://aje.news/b31eg9

A Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, the second attack since the 60-day ceasefire accord was signed between the US and Iran. www.ukmto.org/recent-incidents

Iran: we control the Strait of Hormuz now US: how about you control the Strait of Hormuz *and* here is $300 billion

BREAKING: Iran just struck an oil tanker in the Hormuz Strait off the coast of Oman. Iran has been attacking vessels using the new route near the coast of Oman which was opened by Oman 48 hours ago.

U.N. WORKS TO EVACUATE SHIPS FROM THE HORMUZ STRAIT: The U.N.’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) will continue efforts to evacuate over 500 ships‌ from the Strait of Hormuz. Operations were halted earlier in the week after Iran struck a cargo ship on Thursday.

⚡️ Wall Street Journal, quoting a US official: 🔹️An Iranian drone hit an oil tanker carrying two million barrels of crude near the Strait of Hormuz. 🔹️ US forces shot down two drones that were targeting commercial vessels.

“The fact that we’re even talking about the Strait of Hormuz means that this war did not go according to plan.” Former Asst. Defense Sec. Mara Karlin on the Iran war after the U.S. launched strikes on Iran in response to an Iranian attack on a cargo ship in the Strait.

Oh look, the US Pentagon delayed publicly announcing US strikes on Iran until after the US stock market had closed at 4 PM ET on Friday, per NBC News. #collapse

YOU YANKS ARE F#CKED Trump can't control the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool so how the f#ck is he going to control the Strait of Hormuz.

“Iran launched a drone assault targeting Bahrain while a ship in the Strait of Hormuz separately came under attack Saturday, in Tehran’s likely response to overnight airstrikes by the United States.” Pissing match is the only language Trump understands.

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... Iran said Saturday it has struck US-linked targets in response to American attacks on Friday against Iranian military sites. US had accused Iran of violating the ceasefire agreement as it launched those strikes, saying its actions were in response to Iranian attacks.

Every new strike and counter-strike pushes the Middle East closer to a wider regional war. When the Strait of Hormuz becomes a battlefield, the consequences are global—energy prices, inflation, trade and civilian lives all pay the price. Diplomacy is not weakness; it is survival. #Iran #USA #Hormuz