Iran called on the US to accept defeat while President Donald Trump blasted Tehran as 'very evil' and told Americans to brace for continued high fuel prices as progress toward peace talks and oil tanker traffic through the strategic Strait of Hormuz gateway remained halted, said a report.
The Strait of Hormuz is "under Iran's control and management", the recently appointed head of Iran's Basij paramilitary unit said on Thursday, a day after US President Donald Trump said the United States had "total control" of the strategic waterway.
At least 132 people have been killed and more than 570 injured after a powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia, triggering widespread destruction, collapsing buildings and a major rescue operation across parts of the country.
The US and Israel are planning 'one of the harshest bombing campaigns to date' against energy infrastructure targets in Iran, multiple sources told CBS News, with strikes possible throughout the weekend in a move that would mark a further escalation of regional tensions.
The Iran war broadened over the weekend despite a pause in US strikes, as Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis attacked Saudi oil installations along the Red Sea coast and Iran accused Ukraine of targeting one of its vessels in the Caspian Sea resulting in the death of a sailor.
The US said it had completed an eighth straight night of attacks against Iran after earlier announcing that two US military personnel were killed in Jordan and another was missing following an Iranian attack. In retaliation, Iran's military launched a drone attack targeting US military assets, sauid media reports.
Two US service members were killed in action in Jordan and one went missing while defending against Iranian ballistic missile attacks, said media reports citing US CENTCOM. This comes after Iran launched a wave of attacks on US allies in retaliation against seventh day of American military strikes.
Iran launched renewed attacks on US Gulf allies on Saturday after the United States completed a seventh consecutive night of strikes targeting Iranian military infrastructure, marking a sharp escalation one week after a fragile ceasefire collapsed, said media reports.
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday abandoned a proposal to impose a 20% transit fee on cargo shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, saying Washington would instead pursue trade and investment agreements with Gulf states amid escalating tensions with Iran.
Indirect talks between the United States and Iran concluded in Doha on Wednesday with only limited progress, as both sides agreed to suspend negotiations until after the funeral of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
