Trump: Kharg island being blown to smithereens
Iran’s energy hub of Kharg Island is being blown to smithereens, US President Donald Trump said on Sunday, after forces hit two rocket launchers on another island in the first known American strikes on the Islamic republic since late July.
Attacking Kharg, which handled 90% of Iran’s oil exports before the war launched by US and Israeli attacks on February
28, would severely disrupt the Islamic republic’s energy trade and put huge pressure on its economy.
“Kharg Island being blown to smithereens!!! President DJT,” Trump said on social media, but gave no further details.
Iran’s supreme leader calls for Muslim unity against US
Iran’s supreme leader called on Muslim countries to stand together against Israel and the United States, imploring them to “know your real enemy.”
US forces said they struck Iranian rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, in their first military action in a month. Iran later said it had launched missiles at U.S. sites in Jordan after earlier vowing to retaliate.
Jordan army says intercepted eight missiles
Jordan’s army said Monday it had intercepted eight missiles, shortly after Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they had attacked US military targets in the Washington-allied kingdom.
“Air defense systems intercepted eight missiles that breached the Kingdom’s airspace at dawn today, Monday,” read a statement quoting the army’s spokesperson.
Iran’s IRGC says it launched attack on two US bases in Jordan
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Monday they attacked US military targets in Jordan, state media reported.
The Guards “targeted technical infrastructure, maintenance facilities, and enemy fighter jet positions at the US-operated King Hussein and Al-Azraq airbases in Jordan” with ballistic missiles, causing “heavy damage”, according to a statement published by state TV.
Iran Guards promise ‘reprisals’ after deadly US strikes
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said that US strikes on an island in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday had left dead and wounded and promised reprisals.
The US strike, which hit Iran’s Larak Island, was the first such attack in a month.
A statement from US Central Command said that Iran’s Revolutionary Guards had been observed “preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz”.
Vessels crossing Strait of Hormuz drop to 5 per day over weekend
The number of visible commodity vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz dropped to five per day over the weekend, shipping data showed on Monday, as companies tread cautiously amid continued attacks on ships.
The actual number of ships passing the strait could be higher as some vessels have switched off their automatic identification system to evade attacks.
Weekend traffic was limited to small-sized vessels, data from commodities firm Kpler showed. These included two liquefied petroleum gas carriers with one of them exiting the strait via the Iranian route while the other sailed out in the dark and is heading for India, the data showed.
Iran is attacking US forces in Jordan, Fox News reports, citing a US source
Iran is attacking US forces stationed in Jordan, Fox News reporter Trey Yingst said on Sunday, citing a US source.
There has been no significant impact so far, the reporter’s X post said, adding that nearly all incoming missiles “have been intercepted at this point.”
Oil jumps more than 2% after US attack on Iran’s Larak island
Oil prices jumped more than 2% on Monday, with Brent back above $90 a barrel, after US forces struck two Iranian launchers on Iran’s Larak island in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, the first known American strikes on the Gulf nation since late July.
US plans to sanction another bank in effort to clamp down on Iran transactions
The Trump administration plans to impose sanctions on another bank this week in an effort to clamp down on Iran transactions, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday.
Bessent spoke with The Associated Press ahead of Group of 20 meetings in Asheville, North Carolina, where he will meet individually with his counterparts from the world’s major and developing economies to encourage participation in the economic isolation of Iran.
“This is going to be financial violence if we have to,” Bessent said in the interview. “We are showing people that we know who you are, you know who you are, and this has got to stop.”
