The United States and Iran expanded military attacks on Thursday, raising market doubts about a possible deal to secure peace in the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic route for the global transport of oil.
The U.S. armed forces carried out new attacks against Iran, this time targeting a military installation in Bandar Abbas, a port city considered strategic, according to a source cited by Reuters. It was the second American attack in three days, under the justification of self-defense.
In response, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had struck a U.S. air base, without providing details about its location.
Iran also expressed solidarity with Oman after ‘threats from American authorities,’ said the Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, in a statement on Thursday.
Prior to that, U.S. President Donald Trump said that no nation would control the Strait of Hormuz.
The renewed exchange of attacks threatens a ceasefire already considered fragile between the U.S. and Iran and reinforces fears of disruptions to the region’s main maritime route for exporting oil.
(With Reuters and Bloomberg)
