2 US military soldiers killed, another missing after Iranian attack in Jordan: CENTCOM
According to the CENTCOM, four American service members were medically evacuated to Jordanian hospitals.
According to the CENTCOM, four American service members were medically evacuated to Jordanian hospitals.
CENTCOM said vessels travelling to or from Iranian ports would be stopped, while other shipping could continue. Tehran rejected Washington’s authority and warned against interference in routes controlled by Iranian forces.
Foreign institutional investors turned net buyers with cash market inflows of over Rs 3,421 crore in the first week of July, even as analysts warned that geopolitical risks and India-US trade developments could keep markets volatile.
Iran warned that any country allowing its territory to be used for attacks against it could become a legitimate target, even as the UN urged both Washington and Tehran to return to negotiations.
The conflict between the US and Iran has escalated sharply over the past few days with Tehran targeting vessels in the Hormuz and the US military striking Iranian energy targets.
However, senior Iranian negotiator and deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi dismissed Trump's claim, saying no technical meeting has been scheduled for this week.
The US and Iran have reportedly agreed to temporarily halt military action and hold talks in Doha focused on security in the Strait of Hormuz after days of escalating tensions.
The IRGC Public Relations department said its naval and aerospace forces carried out the operation between 2:00 am and 3:00 am local time, targeting the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait and the US Fifth Fleet headquarters at Port Salman in Bahrain.
Senior Iranian leader and former commander in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohsen Rezaei said that "vessels involved in incidents" should be covered to reduce risks.
According to CENTCOM, the US strikes were carried out on June 26 in response to an attack on June 25 involving the Singapore-flagged cargo ship M/V Ever Lovely, which was hit by a one-way attack drone launched by Iranian forces while the vessel was leaving the Strait of Hormuz near the Omani coast.
