Here we go again. Tehran closes again it Strait of Hormuz and hits two commercial ships attempting to cross it. Washington responds with a third wave of attacks against Iran, reporting that it has hit at least 140 military targets. This is the perfect cocktail that could cause the prices to rise again tomorrow. oil prices and trigger a new spiral of fears about inflation and a rise in interest rates, bringing down the stock markets and government bondsThe series of attacks between the United States and Iran in recent days has prompted President Donald Trump to declare the end of the ceasefire, which began on February 28 between the United States and Israel, aimed at ending the fighting, while leaving open the possibility of continuing negotiations.
"We took control of the Strait of Hormuz by force and we will preserve it by force,” wrote Ebrahim Rezaei, spokesman for the Iranian Parliament's Foreign Policy and National Security Committee, on X. Tehran also attacked the US headquarters in the night. Bahrain, the Al-Adid air base in Qatar, in addition to two ports in Kuwait e Oman and fuel depots Usa in the same area. "Three missiles launched from Iranian territory fell at dawn in different locations across the kingdom," the Jordanian army announced. Three people, including a child, were injured in Qatar by shrapnel during missile interceptions.
Il United States Central Command President Donald Trump said Trump has ordered new attacks targeting Tehran's ability to attack merchant ships, after Iranian forces struck a Cypriot-flagged container ship. "Iran made the wrong choice," Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said on social media. "Now they will pay the consequences."
Yet talks continue. Oman proposes managing Hormuz with two separate routes.
Meanwhile, Oman has assured that talks with Iran will continue after the technical-political meeting held yesterday in Muscat on the future of the management of the Strait of Hormuz, which was also attended by a Qatari delegation, as well as Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Omani counterpart, Sayyid Badr Albusaidi. Oman has drawn up a preliminary proposal on how to manage the routes in the Strait, as reported by a source at the CNN, Indicating two separately controlled routesUnder the agreement, which has yet to be finalized, both corridors would remain open. Southern Corridor, through Oman's territorial waters, would allow free navigation under pre-war conditions. Ships transiting along the Northern Corridor, through Iranian territorial waters, would require prior authorization from Iran, although the agreement does not provide for the imposition of tolls.
U.S. officials have previously said that nuclear weapons negotiations cannot progress until the Strait is secured.
Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei yesterday he swore revenge for the death of the father: the newspaper Hamshari he also inserted Giorgia Meloni Among the responsibilities, publishing a photo of the prime minister in an orange uniform along with images of Trump and Netanyahu with a target on their foreheads. On Friday, Trump had threatened to bomb Iran with “1000 missiles” if he followed through on his threat to kill the US leader, “in this case, ME!”
