The United States launched a third round of strikes on Iran early Sunday, saying it had hit a total of 149 military targets across the country.
Iran responded by claiming attacks on US military infrastructure across several Gulf states. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) also declared the Strait of Hormuz closed “until further notice” and warned that Tehran would not tolerate foreign interference in the strategic waterway.
Here are the latest developments:
• An IRGC missile strike on a Cyprus-flagged container ship off the coast of Oman triggered the latest round of US strikes. The Guard later claimed it had stopped a second vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.
• Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the “era of one-sided deals is over” and urged the US to “keep your word or pay the price”.
“… as Iran hits multiple gulf states.” — the framing here is interesting as it implies they’re attacking the countries themselves, rather than the more accurate headline of “US military installations”.
You can “well actually” it with the fact that the country technically owns the base, but if you look at any of the terms, the US basically has complete control.
It just feels like a weasel way of preventing the reporting of the fact that this is a direct retaliation against the US (as it is rightfully so).