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Iran responds to US aggression
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps says it targeted US bases in Kuwait and Jordan in response to the latest aggression on Iran. The IRGC said a radar of the THAAD missile system, a Patriot defense system, and a C-RAM radar were destroyed at a US base in Jordan. It said a fuel tank and a helicopter equipment warehouse were also targeted as well in the same area. The IRGC has also released a separate statement, saying that it attacked US bases in Kuwait. It said a large military equipment warehouse, a Patriot missile system, and a hangar for American MQ9 drones at Ali Al Salem Air Base were destroyed. It said the American forces' accommodation area and two helicopter hangars were targeted as well, killing and wounding some American forces and causing heavy damage to several helicopters and drones. Iran’s army says it has targeted US bases in Kuwait as well.
Response to Trump threats
Iran’s highest military command, the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, says the Islamic Republic will target all energy and economic infrastructure of the region if the United States strikes Iran's civilian infrastructure. The headquarters said if the US makes good on its threats, Iranian forces will not allow even a single drop of oil to be exported from the region. It stressed that the Hormuz Strait remains closed, and all transit should take place according to Iran's declared arrangements. Separately, the commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps’ Aerospace Force, Brigadier General Majid Mousavi, warned that all US allies and countries hosting its forces will "go dark" if Iran's bridges and power plants are attacked. The statements came after the US president threatened to attack Iran’s power plants, bridges and other infrastructure if Iran continues to monitor the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has repeatedly said the strait will not go back to the pre-US-Israeli aggression status quo.
Oil prices rise
Oil prices have once again jumped as the US continues its aggression against Iran. Brent oil prices rose two percent to nearly 96 dollars per barrel, reaching their highest level since early June. US West Texas Intermediate crude also jumped to more than 88 dollars per barrel. The new round of US attacks against Iran has reignited concerns over possible disruptions to global energy supplies, particularly through Iran’s Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route for about 20 percent of the world’s oil. Tehran says the strait will remain closed until the US stops its aggression against Iran. The price jump also comes as Yemen has declared a blockade over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea against Saudi Arabia. Around 12 percent of the world’s trade passes through that strategic choke point.
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