JAKARTA - Three nights in a row, the United States (US) launched a wave of attacks on Iran. US President Donald Trump previously threatened to carry out further attacks very hard.
Here is the latest development reviewed by CNN, Tuesday, July 14.
- In the attack launched early Tuesday, the US military said it hit various targets across Iran, including Bushehr, Chabahar, Jask, Konarak, Abu Musa, and Bandar Abbas. The distance between Bushehr and Chabahar is about 620 miles (1,000 kilometers).
- Iran then launched a wave of attacks on Bahrain. Jordan's state news agency, Petra, quoted a military source as saying the country's air defense system had also shot down four missiles fired from Iran.
Meanwhile, in the Strait of Hormuz, tankers reported being hit by missiles while crossing the southern route of the waters which run along the Oman coast, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations center (UKMTO).
- Two tankers belonging to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were hit by Iranian missiles in the southern part of the waters, killing one crew member, according to the UAE Ministry of Defense. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran stated that it "hit and disabled" what it called two "rogue supertankers."
- India summoned the Iranian deputy ambassador following the death of an Indian sailor in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday.
- The US military will reimpose a naval blockade on ships entering and leaving Iranian ports.
- Although fighting has resumed and the US has reimposed sanctions, Iran's oil minister has said the country's oil exports will "go on as usual."
A senior security source in Tehran told CNN that Iran would give a "very devastating response" if US President Donald Trump actually carried out his recent threat to attack the Pickaxe Mountain site in Iran.
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