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From 8h ago 07.26 CEST Opening summary: Iran claims attacks on strait of Hormuz ships amid fresh US strikes Welcome to our live coverage of the latest developments in the Middle East crisis. Iran attacked a tanker in the strait of Hormuz early on Tuesday, forcing its crew to abandon the ship, as Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis announced they were imposing an immediate maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea after the two sides traded fire last week for the first time in years. A Houthi official said the Bab al-Mandeb strait – at the southern end of the Red Sea, through which about 12% of the world’s trade usually passes – would be closed to the Saudis in response to the kingdom’s “unjust blockade on Yemenis for over 10 years”. Saudi Arabia said it would take “all necessary measures to protect its vessels in accordance with international law”. A 10th consecutive night of US airstrikes has not compelled Tehran to loosen its grip on the strait of Hormuz, a vital route for global energy supplies. But even as Iran’s president said the country had returned “full-scale war”, the Iranian interior minister travelled to Pakistan – a key mediator in the conflict – for talks. In key developments: The latest US strikes came hours after Donald Trump said Iran would pay “many times over” for killing US soldiers after multiple service members were killed in action over the weekend. A tanker came under attack early Tuesday in the Hormuz strait off Oman, forcing the crew to abandon the vessel, the British military’s UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) centre said. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed the attack as well as two other attacks on ships in the waterway on Monday. Vessels in the strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, in a file shot. Photograph: Majid-Asgaripour/Reuters The US military’s Central Command said its latest airstrikes were to “degrade” Iran’s ability to attack commercial shipping in the strait and included hitting military command centres and missile and drone launch sites. Iranian media reported strikes in parts of the country including Bandar Abbas, Tabriz and Bushehr , home to the country’s only operational civilian nuclear power. Iran launched retaliatory attacks against Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan, which all host US forces. Oil prices softened after hitting their highest levels in more than a month in the previous session. Brent crude futures eased 0.4% to $88.87 a barrel by 0052 GMT on Tuesday while US West Texas Intermediate crude for September delivery was steady at $82.47 a barrel. Democrats have seized on the deaths of three US troops killed in Iranian strikes to urge Trump to urgently reverse his resumption of the war with Iran amid widespread anxiety over climbing casualties. In Lebanon, the Lebanese army began taking charge of security in three southern villages, the US said, as a deal to secure an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon and the disarmament of Hezbollah faced its first test on the ground. Share Updated at 08.25 CEST 11m ago 15.11 CEST Lebanese army accuses Israeli forces of firing near its troops in 'pilot zone' in southern Lebanon The Lebanese army accused Israel of firing near its troops as they were being deployed to an area in southern Lebanon. In a statement on X, the army said its soldiers were operating in Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh when Israeli forces “opened fire in the vicinity of these units”. The army said the attack “will hinder the implementation of the deployment stages in the ‘pilot zones’”, which began today under a framework agreement signed by Israel and Lebanon on 26 June (see post at 7:51). The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the claim. View image in fullscreen A Lebanese soldier on an armored vehicle in Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh, southern Lebanon, as the Lebanese army deploys in the area following the withdrawal of Israeli forces. Photograph: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters Share 27m ago 14.56 CEST Two oil tankers loaded with Saudi crude for China and India have made U-turns in the Red Sea on Tuesday and were headed toward the Suez, shipping data on LSEG showed. As Reuters reports, on Monday, Yemen’s Houthi militia declared a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia, opening a potential new front against the US in its war with Iran and raising the threat to global energy supplies and trade beyond the Gulf. Share 44m ago 14.38 CEST US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has claimed that there has been a substantial decrease in China’s purchases of Iranian oil. “We have sanctioned Chinese ... so-called teapot refineries, which are the private refineries, and we’ve seen a substantial decrease in their purchases of Iranian oil,” Bessent said on Tuesday in an interview with Fox Business Network. “The Chinese, in general, because of the prices and because they have a very large strategic petroleum reserve, have dropped their purchases of crude over the past few months by about 40%, and that’s directly pressuring the Iranian regime,” Bessent said. Share 1h ago 14.21 CEST Oil above $90 a barrel The comments from Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Security, come amid further rises in the price of oil. They are up nearly 2% today to over $90 a barrel following the exchange of attacks by the US and Iran as well as threats of a naval blockade of Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Houthis. Benchmark Brent crude futures rose $1.62, or 1.8%, to $90.84 a barrel around lunchtime in London. Share Updated at 14.27 CEST 1h ago 13.58 CEST The head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), Fatih Birol, said the deteriorating situation around the strait of Hormuz was accentuating security concerns about the supply of oil but that the markets “continue to benefit from several cushioning factors”. Among these were supplies from Gulf nations, including Saudi Arabia and the UAE, continuing to reach global markets through alternative routes to the strait of Hormuz, and producers from outside the Middle East increasing their exports to make some of the shortfall. But, Birol added in a statement, the “full and unconditional reopening of the strait of Hormuz will be essential to avoid a further deterioration in global energy security”. He said: double quotation mark There is no room for complacency on oil security amid the escalation in hostilities and a continued drawdown of available commercial inventories. Refinery activity and product supplies have not picked up as much as crude deliveries, meaning that markets for refined oil products, including diesel and gasoline, are considerably tighter than those for crude.” View image in fullscreen Fatih Birol speaks during a conference in Paris on 30 April. Photograph: Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images Share 2h ago 13.34 CEST Iranian president hails 'increased communication' with yet-to-be-seen supreme leader The president of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, said the level of communication with the supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has “increased” and that he continues to guide decisions for the country, according to state media. That is despite the leader not being seen in public since the US-Israeli war against Iran began in late February. He assumed the role of supreme leader shortly after his father was killed in US-Israeli strikes in Tehran on 28 February and has only communicated through written statements published in state media. Speaking at a public event today, Pezeshkian said: “Now, with increased communication and greater access to our beloved leader, all actions are organised according to his guidelines.” View image in fullscreen A woman rides a motorbike past a banner of Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei at Valiasr Square in Tehran. Photograph: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images Share Updated at 13.40 CEST 2h ago 13.11 CEST Kuwait’s energy ministry said Iran has targeted power and desalination plants for a fourth day in a row as attacks continued to escalate in the region. In a statement on its website, the Kuwaiti ministry of electricity, water and renewable energy said "several” plants were attacked yesterday for a fourth consecutive day, resulting in fires and damage. About 90% of Kuwait’s drinking water comes from desalination, according to the Associated Press. Share 3h ago 12.40 CEST Iran official begins meeting with mediators in Pakistan - AP Iran’s interior minister, Eskandar Momeni, has begun meetings with mediators in Pakistan as diplomatic efforts continue in a bid to salvage the interim deal between the US and Iran. Momeni met Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir and is also expected to meet the Pakistani prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, later today, the Associated Press reported, citing two officials who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the closed-door negotiations. Authorities did not immediately release details of the meeting, which came as Iran continued its attacks on Gulf Arab allies of the US. Pakistan played a key role in brokering last month’s interim agreement and has worked to persuade both sides back to the negotiating table. Share 3h ago 12.19 CEST Here are some early images of the Lebanese army being deployed to the village of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh in southern Lebanon after Israeli forces withdrew from the area: View image in fullscreen Photograph: Reuters View image in fullscreen Photograph: Reuters As mentioned in a previous post, the Lebanese army will resume control of the village as part of the “pilot zone programme” agreed under the US-brokered deal between Lebanon and Israel, which will see the Israeli military gradually withdraw from areas it occupies in southern Lebanon. Share Updated at 12.28 CEST 3h ago 12.11 CEST Israel has 'no interest' in joining US strikes against Iran, says Smotrich The far-right Israeli finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, said Israel has “no interest” in joining US military operations against Iran, according to local media reports. Israel has largely kept out of the renewed fighting between the US and Ir
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