US military launches new strikes on Iranian targets as hostilities intensify
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- The United States carried out new air strikes on Iranian targets after what US Central Command described as attempted attacks by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
- President Donald Trump warned Iran it would face stronger attacks if it retaliated, while saying Tehran was already under pressure.
- Oil prices rose about 4.8% to roughly $90 a barrel, adding to affordability concerns ahead of the US midterm elections.
The United States launched new air strikes on Iran on Tuesday, opening another chapter in President Donald Trump’s shifting campaign of economic and military pressure against Tehran.
US Central Command said the strikes responded to recent attempted attacks by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps against commercial ships in the strategic Strait of Hormuz and against US service members stationed in the region.
The strikes are large and powerful, and in retaliation for the Iranians’ failed attempt at adding sea mines to the Strait, which currently has no mines.
Trump described the operation as “large and powerful” and said it was retaliation for Iran’s failed attempt to place sea mines in the strait. He warned that Iran would face an even stronger response if it retaliated.
The latest strikes came after renewed US attacks late last month. Crude oil futures, already elevated, climbed about 4.8% in midafternoon trading to around $90 a barrel. The increase came only weeks before the US midterm elections, when the cost of living has become a central political issue.
If the failed Nation of Iran retaliates for this very justified attack, they will be hit again at a much harder and higher level.
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Originally published by South China Morning Post in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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