US military confirm “have begun launching a series of powerful strikes against Iran”
CENTCOM:
- U.S. Central Command forces have begun launching a series of powerful strikes against Iran to impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping crewed by innocent civilians in an international waterway. The U.S. strikes are in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels that were transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s demonstrated aggression was unwarranted, dangerous, and a clear violation of the ceasefire.
Crude is turning sharply higher on headlines of US strikes against Iran, reversing the recent decline that had been built on hopes the ceasefire would hold and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz would keep normalizing. Any renewed threat to tanker traffic through the strait reintroduces the supply risk premium that had been draining out of the oil price, and traders will now be watching for Iranian retaliation or further disruption to shipping lanes. The speed of the escalation, from reported explosions to a US military statement within roughly half an hour, suggests markets should brace for continued volatility rather than a one off spike. Positioning that had leaned toward further oil price weakness looks vulnerable if the ceasefire unravels further.
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US forces strike Iran after Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a clear ceasefire violation. Oil jumps.
Summary:
- Iranian state media reported several explosions in the southern port city of Sirik, followed by reports of explosions on Qeshm Island and in Bandar Abbas
- The US military confirmed it has begun launching a series of strikes against Iran
- The US military said the strikes are meant to impose costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping
- The action was described as a response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz
- The US military called Iran's actions unwarranted, dangerous, and a clear violation of the ceasefire
- Iranian state media said the sound of seven explosions was heard in Sirik
The United States has launched a series of strikes against Iran after accusing Tehran of attacking commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, shattering a ceasefire that had underpinned a recent slide in oil prices.
Iranian state media first reported explosions in the southern port city of Sirik on Tuesday evening, with further blasts soon heard on Qeshm Island and in the nearby city of Bandar Abbas. Minutes later, the US military confirmed it had begun what it described as a series of powerful strikes against Iran, saying the action was intended to impose costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping.
According to the US military, the strikes were carried out in direct response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels that were transiting the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most critical oil chokepoints. The military statement characterized Iran's actions as unwarranted, dangerous, and a clear violation of the ceasefire that had been in place following the earlier conflict between the two countries.
The escalation comes at a delicate moment for energy markets, which had been pricing in a steady normalization of shipping through the strait and a corresponding decline in oil prices. Traffic through Hormuz had shown signs of recovery in recent weeks after an interim peace deal briefly restored calm to the region, and that improvement had been cited as a key reason for expectations of easing inflation. Renewed attacks on tankers and a US military response threaten to reverse that trend, reintroducing the kind of supply disruption risk that had driven crude sharply higher earlier this year.
Iranian state media reported the sound of seven explosions in Sirik alone, underscoring the scale of the strikes. It remains unclear how Tehran will respond, but the rapid sequence of events, from initial reports of explosions to a formal US military statement within roughly half an hour, points to a fast moving and potentially volatile situation for both regional security and global energy markets in the hours ahead.
This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.提供 MainLink：Investinglive RSS Breaking News Feed
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