US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: The US-Israel-Iran tension is now heading for another very dangerous stage as the pressure is shifting from Iran’s coastal areas to two of the most crucial maritime chokepoints of the Middle East region. On August 17, the Houthis of Yemen said that they have launched an attack on a Saudi military ship along with four ships that were escorting it in the Red Sea. The Saudis had not confirmed the allegation at that time while also, the US president, Donald Trump, delivered an unusual warning to Oman regarding the opening of Strait of Hormuz.
US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: Houthis Claim Attack on Saudi Vessels
The Houthi spokesperson for the military, Yahya Saree, claimed that missiles were fired at a Saudi military ship and four ships that were escorting the ship near Yemen’s Mocha port. This information is yet to be confirmed by the Saudi authorities as Mocha lies close to the Bab el-Mandeb strait, which connects the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. This claim was made shortly after the attack on merchant ships. According to AP, six people, four of whom were crew members, died from a missile fired at a vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait.
US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: Donald Trump’s Sharp Warning to Oman
However, Trump has now extended his rhetoric to include threats even beyond Iran and he said that Oman would face a military strike from the United States if it hindered the United States actions in the Strait of Hormuz. This statement was made in the context of the fact that Oman was negotiating with Iran on the matter of managing shipping in the strait.
“If Oman gets in the way, we’ll bomb the s*** out of them,” Trump said in an interview with Fox News. Iran says it has been in talks with Oman over the reopening of the strategic waterway.
US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: Strait of Hormuz Crisis Hits Global Shipping
The figures below demonstrate the reason for which the Hormuz region is becoming the key economic battlefield while prior to the conflict, there were about 130 to 140 ships traversing the strait daily.
According to recent monitoring figures, only eight ships have been recorded traversing the strait on one day, five ships carrying commodities in transit on Saturday and no ships on Sunday. The waterway had been transporting about one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas transport.
That remains the goal, he said, even as President Donald Trump has encouraged Americans to see higher prices as “a very small tax in exchange for making sure that Iran doesn’t get a nuclear weapon”.
“But I don’t think any of those objectives have really been reached,” Hood said.
“The Trump administration is very lucky that oil prices haven’t ballooned, because countries around the world have taken measures to try to absorb the shock. There are also still ships getting through the strait, perhaps by turning off their transponders and passing through undetected,” he added.
US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: Trump Says Iran Should Surrender
Moreover, Trump has increased his rhetoric towards Tehran by stating that Iran needs to “hang out the white flag of surrender.” According to him, Washington has used a small percentage of its arms stockpile in the region and he is not in a rush to bring an end to the war.
According to him, his administration has managed to open up a backchannel for communication with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Trump says that Iran should “put up the white flag of surrender”. He also said that his administration had established a direct backchannel with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), while stressing that he was not under pressure to bring the conflict to an end.
“They’re good poker players, but they’re dying,” Trump said of the IRGC. “I have no time schedule. I’m not in a hurry.”
US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: A Conflict With Global Consequences
The latest news indicates that the conflict has become more than just a battle among Washington, Israel and Iran. Now, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen and global shipping interests have all become embroiled in the controversy. The real risk here is misjudgment, where one side or the other acts on a naval strike, commercial ships or Oman and drags everyone into the war. The reduced activity through Hormuz means that the economic impacts would reach much farther than the Middle East alone.
Disclaimer: This article is based on available reports and claims that may change as authorities verify events and release further information.
