US-Iran War Live Updates: US strikes ship trying to breach Iran blockade; 6 killed in Houthi attack
US-Iran War Live Updates: The US military said it struck a cargo ship attempting to sail towards an Iranian port, while four crew members and two rescuers were killed in a separate Houthi attack in the Bab el-Mandeb strait. Follow for the latest updates.
US Central Command said a Navy MH-60 helicopter struck the engine room of the Panama-flagged Vela Nova after its civilian crew ignored repeated warnings while sailing towards an Iranian port through the Gulf of Oman. The vessel’s steering gear was disabled and it was prevented from continuing towards Iran. CENTCOM said it had redirected 55 commercial vessels attempting to breach the blockade, disabled three and boarded two as of August 11.
Meanwhile, four crew members aboard the Egyptian-owned cargo ship Tihamah and two Yemeni rescuers were killed in a Houthi attack in the Bab el-Mandeb strait. If confirmed, the crew fatalities would be the first deaths in a Houthi strike on commercial shipping since the US-Iran war began on February 28. The Iran-aligned group also claimed a separate attack on a Saudi vessel carrying military equipment, though Riyadh did not immediately confirm the incident. Follow for the latest updates.
US-Iran War Live Updates: Crude oil holds four-day gains; Brent near $89
Crude oil prices held on to a four-day rally in early Asian trade on Wednesday, with Brent near $89 a barrel and WTI above $83 after gaining around 11% over the period.
Prices briefly pared gains after Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said the US and Iran were close to “some sort of agreement”.
However, fresh maritime incidents in the Gulf of Oman and off Yemen’s Red Sea coast kept supply concerns elevated.
US-Iran War Live Updates: Israel carries out ‘massive’ bombing in southern Lebanon
Israel has carried out a “massive” bombing of Haddatha village in southern Lebanon’s Bint Jbeil district, Al Jazeera reported, citing the state-run National News Agency.
US-Iran War Live Updates: Iran says Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until US accepts its conditions
The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed unless the US changes its behaviour and accepts Tehran’s conditions, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei said on Tuesday, according to Reuters.
“The US has to end the war and unfreeze Iranian funds overseas,” Rezaei was quoted as saying by the semi-official Tasnim news agency, adding that Iran’s other conditions had been conveyed to Washington through mediators.
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