Two US-backed tankers have been involved in an “accident” while attempting to traverse the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran has claimed.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said on Sunday that two ships had ignored warnings and tried to navigate the Strait via an "unsafe route", while two other vessels abandoned that route, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.
"Vessels that are influenced by the words of the Americans and enter unsafe routes will certainly face accidents," the Guards warned in a statement.
It comes as the US launched fresh airstrikes on Iran after two American service members were killed in an Iranian drone and missile attack on a base in Jordan.
US Central Command said the operation late on Saturday was intended to “swiftly punish” the IRGC.
Donald Trump described the deaths of the service members as “a very sad thing”.
Iran earlier said it was suspending its commitments under an initial peace agreement with the US, accusing Washington of violating the deal through its continued military campaign.
In a statement attributed to Mojtaba Khamenei and broadcast on state television, Iran’s supreme leader declared Trump’s signature on the accord “worthless and invalid” and warned the US of “unforgettable lessons” if it continued attacking the Islamic Republic.
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Jordan has summoned Iran's charge d'affaires in Amman over what it called "unjustified and blatant Iranian attacks" and "provocative and inflammatory statements targeting the Kingdom's territory," Jordan's ministry of foreign affairs has said.
Over the last week, Jordan has repeatedly said that it has intercepted Iranian missiles flying over its territory, including three that it shot down on Sunday, according to the country's military.
Kuwait says Iran have hit power generation and water desalination facility
The Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry have condemned what it described as an Iranian attack on a power generation and water desalination facility, calling it a direct strike on vital civilian infrastructure.
The repeated targeting of civilian facilities amounted to a dangerous escalation and violated international law, the UN Charter and UN Security Council Resolution 2817, the ministry said in a statement.
It said Iran bore full legal and moral responsibility for the attack and its consequences.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi will visit Tehran within the coming week, the Iraqi state news agency have reported, adding that during the visit the prime minister will sign memoranda of understanding in Tehran in areas of cooperation.
Trump golfs and attends World Cup final as war continues against Iran
Donald Trump called the killing of two U.S. service members by Iran a “very sad thing” on Saturday but the president’s focus remained out of Washington this weekend as his war with Iran once again spiralled into open conflict, writes John Bowden in Washington DC.
The president spent the day golfing Saturday at his Bedminster, N.J., resort even as news broke that two U.S. service members were killed by an Iranian attack on a base in Jordan, with a third declared missing in action.
Trump’s only statement on the incident came in the form of a brief phone call with a NewsNation reporter. Calling their deaths “a very sad thing,” the president went on to dismiss any semblance of concern over Iran’s declaration that the ceasefire deal was broken.
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Gulf states continue to come under Iranian attack
In response to the latest American strikes, Iran carried out a drone attack that targeted US military assets and equipment at Kuwait's Al-Adiri camp and Ali Al Salem Air Base, Iranian state TV reported early on Sunday.
Both bases have been targeted as part of Iran's attacks against US assets and allies in the Gulf since last week.
Kuwait's Electricity Ministry said a desalination plant had been attacked for the second day running, causing a fire. Kuwait's armed forces said earlier they had again intercepted Iranian missiles, after a sustained Iranian attack on Saturday.
Bahrain's air defences also intercepted an Iranian attack on Sunday, its state TV reported. Sirens sounded in Jordan, where the military said it had shot down three Iranian missiles.
Iranian reports said the US carried out an attack near Sirik in southern Iran, and near Shadegan, close to the border with Iraq. Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation condemned a US attack on the site of a nuclear power plant under construction in Darkhovin, Iran's Mehr news agency reported.
The International Atomic Energy Agency said it was investigating reports of an overnight attack, noting that the plant was in the very early stages of construction.
Recap: US carries out eighth night of attacks on Iran
The US said it had completed an eighth straight night of attacks against Iran after announcing that two US military personnel were killed in Jordan.
US allies in the region also reported more Iranian attacks on Sunday. America and Iran have intensified attacks as an interim ceasefire deal signed a month ago has unravelled and a struggle for control of the Strait of Hormuz has deepened, raising the risk of a return to all-out hostilities.
Israeli officials said Israel was preparing to receive more US refuelling aircraft after the recent escalation, and ahead of a possible expansion of US military operations against Iran.
US Central Command said the latest airstrikes, beginning at 6 p.m. ET (2200 GMT) on Saturday, were designed "to further degrade Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and swiftly punish Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces who launched attacks against American service members in Jordan."
Central Command later said it had completed its wave of attacks, hitting Iranian military coastal surveillance and air defence facilities.
IAEA investigates reports of attack on Iran's Darkhovin nuclear power plant site
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The Trump toll: Why plan to charge ships 20% fee in Strait of Hormuz will never work
Donald Trump has announced a 20 per cent fee on cargo ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a move that would dramatically increase the cost of transporting oil through the vital waterway.
The US president vowed on Monday to charge the fee on all cargo shipped through the strait, a toll that would cover the cost of America's self-declared role as the “guardian of the Strait”.
It is an announcement that has already sparked fury from major shipping companies. Hapag-Lloyd, a German firm, said charging fees for passage through international waters “would be fundamentally wrong”.
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Jordan shot down three Iranian missiles, state news agency reports
Jordan's armed forces said they shot down three Iranian missiles targeting the kingdom, while a fourth fell in a remote area, the state news agency reported.
There were no casualties or material damage, the agency said, citing a military official.