The US president said the US could hit the country “twenty times harder” if it stopped the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz.
A new wave of US-Israeli strikes has killed at least 40 people in Tehran, bringing the overall civilian death toll in the conflict on the Iranian side to over 1,300, according to local media and officials.
US President Donald Trump has threatened to attack Iran “twenty times harder” If it continues to block the strategic Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for the strikes.
He also said Iran “made a big mistake” In electing Mojtaba Khamenei as Supreme Leader after the assassination of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) threatened to kill anyone who took the post.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a phone call with Trump on Monday, said the escalating conflict risks completely choking off the region’s oil exports. “actually closed” Strait of Hormuz. But will an Iran war make Russia rich?
• The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps continues to blockade the Strait of Hormuz – but has promised complete independence to any Arab or European country that expels the US and Israeli ambassadors.
• Global oil prices rose to around $120 per barrel on Monday before briefly slipping below the $100 mark. Trump has dismissed the spike “Very Low Price” For the war against Iran.
• As of Tuesday, US-Israeli strikes had killed more than 1,300 Iranian civilians, according to official Iranian data.
• The deadliest attack yet was the strike on a girls’ school in Minab, southern Iran, which killed 168 children, with horrifying scenes emerging from the scene.
• Citing available footage and analysis, US media said the school was hit by a US Tomahawk missile. Trump has dismissed the reports, insisting Tehran is responsible.
• US-Israeli attacks on oil facilities near Tehran a “Black Rain” Toxic oil and soot, residents report respiratory problems. Online images and footage show thick smoke billowing over the capital, with Iran’s Red Crescent Society warning of possible rain. “Very dangerous and acidic.”
• US Central Command says eight service members have died in operations related to the attack on Iran, bringing its death toll into the hundreds.
• At least 13 Israelis have been killed in the crossfire so far. Iran’s retaliatory attacks on US bases in the region have killed at least four people in the UAE, one in Bahrain, six in Kuwait and two in Saudi Arabia.
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