Trump says he will make Strait of Hormuz a US territory “pretty soon” while preparing a hard economic blow to force Iran into ending the war.
In response to Trump’s threat to claim the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi says the waterway will remain Iranian and that blockade enforcement will continue until the US accepts defeat. Aljazeera reported.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the Islamabad MoU marked an “end of the war, not a ceasefire”, pointing out that the US violated the deal and fighting resumed, leaving no 60-day ceasefire to extend.
At least seven people have been killed in an Israeli air attack on the southern Lebanese town of Ansar on Saturday, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency.
A bulk carrier was struck in the hull by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday evening, according to an update from the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).
