Ships must co-ordinate with Iran's navy to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, reported the country's Mehr news agency on Thursday citing the foreign ministry. This comes after its new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei's threat to keep this vital passage shut as leverage against the US and Israel.
The Pentagon said Tuesday about 140 US service members have been wounded in the conflict with Iran giving the first insight into the broader toll of injuries sustained by US troops after a barrage of retaliatory rocket and drone strikes from Iran that also killed seven soldiers in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
US President Donald Trump's administration said it used $5.6 billion in munitions during the first two days of strikes against Iran in a report provided to US congressional committees, reported Reuters citing a source familiar with the information.
One person was killed and several others were injured when a residential building in Bahrain's capital Manama was hit by Iranian drones late last night in a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law, which prohibits the use of UAVs to target civilian objects, said the Kingdom's Ministry of Interior.
A number of houses in the Sitra area of Bahrain were damaged as a result of Iranian drone attack late last night which left many injured, according to the kingdom's Ministry of Interior. Earlier in the day, a water desalination plant and a university building were targeted.
Iran on Monday named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father Ali Khamenei as Supreme Leader, signaling that hardliners remain firmly in charge in Tehran a week into its conflict with the US and Israel, reported Reuters. Meanwhile, the US military confirmed a seventh soldier has died from wounds sustained during Iran's initial counter-attack a week ago,
Israeli forces expanded their bombardment of Iran overnight, striking fuel depots near Tehran as fighting escalated on day nine of the Middle East conflict, while Iranian officials moved closer to naming a new supreme leader despite Israeli threat to kill any replacement for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said a report.
Saudi Arabia’s air defences today (March 7) stopped a new wave of airstrikes, this time targeting Aramco’s Shaybah field, one of the kingdom's most vital 'super-giant' fields, said a report, citing the kingdom's ministry of defence.
The US will provide reinsurance covering up to $20 billion in potential losses in the Gulf region to bolster confidence among oil and gas shippers during the conflict with Iran, reported Reuters citing the US International Development Finance Corporation.
A hotel and two residential buildings in Bahrain's capital Manama sustained material damage following an Iranian attack late last night, according to the Ministry of Interior.
