Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it has hit two UAE tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, as the US carries out a third night of strikes in a row on Iran.
The UAE called the attack “brazen”, adding that an Indian crew member was killed and eight others were injured.
The IRGC also confirmed it had targeted US facilities in Jordan and Bahrain overnight.
Meanwhile the US military says it has completed strikes on targets aimed at degrading “Iran’s ability to attack commercial shipping.”
Oil prices rose this morning, with Brent crude up by 1.9% at $84.87 a barrel, while US-traded oil rose by 2% at $79.75.
It comes after President Donald Trump said the US was reinstating a naval blockade of Iranian ports and would impose a 20% charge on all cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz.
