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Iran-backed Houthi militia assaults wound 73
An explosion is seen during what Houthi s say was an attack targeting trucks coming from Saudi territory near the Yemen border. Photograph: Houthi s/Reuterswith “economic warfare” on Tuesday and said it had fired an advanced missile at US warships, underscoring the risks of further escalation in the war only days after The six-month-old war has been marked by a cycle of pauses followed by periodic flare-ups, with the US last reporting attacks on Iran ian targets on Saturday, when US forces struck three Iran ian oil tankers.
Iranian state media on Sunday reported that Iran fired the Qassem Basir missile in its attacks on several US vessels. , wounding 73 people, a spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said on Tuesday, a further sign that the conflict risks spreading into a wider regional war as diplomatic progress stalls. , Iran has continued to disrupt shipping through the critical artery for global oil and gas supplies, with commodity vessel traffic slowing again this week.
A wickedly inventive political ad is airing in Texas as midterm elections loom The Islamic Republic has vowed to announce a new restricted zone in the Gulf in the coming days, along with maps of a new shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz, though it was unclear when details would emerge. The new restricted zone would begin from where the US blockade of Iran begins and extend into areas of the Gulf, Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, told state television on Sunday, adding that any vessel entering the area would be placed on an Iranian sanctions list.
“In recent days, Washington has received a clear warning from Iran’s new missiles. Economic warfare will be met by a maritime exclusion zone across the Persian Gulf to the blockade perimeter. The operational posture toward U.S. warships and bases has been fundamentally recalibrated,” Rezaei posted. Rezaei was likely referring to the Qassem Basir ballistic missile that Iranian media reported was fired at US warships near the Strait of Hormuz.
The US military said its warships evaded any missile attacks. Despite large US barrages that have degraded Iran’s conventional forces and punished its already ailing economy, it has maintained missile and drone capabilities to threaten oil tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz without its permission and attack Gulf neighbours that are home to US military bases.
Iran has touted the Qassem Basir as an upgraded missile with improved manoeuvrability that can evade missile defence systems, with a guidance system that is effective against electronic warfare. The Fars news agency reported its first combat use came in June 2025 against Israel. Some analysts conjecture Iran’s leverage of the Strait of Hormuz may be dwindling, while harsh new US economic sanctions are becoming increasingly difficult for Iran to withstand.
About one-fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments passed through the strait before the war, which enabled Iran to threaten tankers from Gulf neighbours seeking to export oil and gas. That has lifted energy prices at a time when the war, which opinion polls show is unpopular in the US, has increased the risks for“Oil prices will drop precipitously, like everything else is dropping , when we WIN the war with Iran.
Three Dollars a gallon, but ultimately, below Two Dollars a gallon. It will all happen quickly, and Iran will never have a Nuclear Weapon,” Trump said on social media. Trump has yet to achieve the aims he set out when he launched “Operation Epic Fury” in February: to end Iran’s nuclear programme, halt its ability to attack its neighbours and create conditions for Iranians to topple their leadership.
Tehran’s clerical rulers remain in power and aim to emerge from the war stronger than before. They continue to demand sanctions relief and hope eventually to collect fees from ships using the strait. – ReutersGardaí investigating possibility that teenager deliberately knocked off e-bike in Co ClareNew rules for Irish citizenship: How will they work? Rise in child poverty; Ireland’s most prosperous town; and the Irish unity debate
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