Day 147 | Trump weighs 'massive attack' Iran attack as Hormuz tensions escalate
Key updates:
- Trump says he is considering a "massive attack" on Iran, "bigger than ever before", and is close to making a decision.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Iran is "begging for a deal" but is not prepared to uphold one.
- Iran's IRGC says a tanker is on fire in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Yemen's Houthis claim missile and drone attacks on two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea.
Explosion heard in Iran's Ahvaz
Iranian state television reported that an explosion was heard in the southwestern city of Ahvaz in Khuzestan province.
US military launches new round of strikes on Iran: CENTCOM
US military launches new round of strikes on Iran: CENTCOM
Trump says frozen Iranian assets will pay for damage to shipping
President Donald Trump said Thursday that the US would begin using frozen Iranian assets to pay for ships and cargo damaged by strikes in and around the Gulf.
"Please let this statement serve to represent, until further notice, that from this point forth, any and all damages done to Ships, Cargo, or anything related thereto, will be paid for by Iranian Money that the United States has in its possession, and controls," Trump said on Truth social.
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