8:55 a.m. – Explosions heard in Bahrain
Explosions were heard Tuesday in Manama, the capital of Bahrain, where air warning sirens sounded for the third time since dawn, after Iran said it had targeted the Gulf country.
“The sirens have been triggered, we urge citizens and residents to remain calm and go to the nearest safe place,” the defense ministry said on X.
8:51 a.m. – A bill regarding the Strait of Hormuz
The Iranian Parliament has started work on a bill concerning the Strait of Hormuz, the head of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security said on Tuesday, against a backdrop of clashes with the United States over control of this strategic route.
“Last night, just as American drones were shot down, the bill entitled Strategic Action for the Security and Sustainable Development of the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf was officially presented to the Iranian Parliament,” Ebrahim Azizi wrote in English on X, without specifying the content of the text or when it will be examined.
8:50 a.m. – Jordan says it intercepted four Iranian missiles
The Jordanian army intercepted four Iranian missiles in the country’s airspace, a source in the General Command of the Jordanian Armed Forces said on Tuesday.
Jordan’s air defense systems “intercepted and shot down four missiles which entered Jordanian airspace from Iranian territory early Tuesday morning”, without causing any human loss or material damage, this source said.
8:49 a.m. – Revolutionary Guards claim strikes on Bahrain
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards announced they had struck several installations in Bahrain, including a building housing American forces, according to a statement broadcast Tuesday morning by state television.
The Navy of Iran’s Ideological Army “targeted and struck several weapons support warehouses, a satellite communications center and the residential building of the United States forces at the Juffair base in Bahrain,” the Guardians said in this message.
8:50 a.m. – Two Emirati tankers attacked by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz
The United Arab Emirates reported Iranian missile attacks on two of its tankers in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, killing a crew member.
“The Ministry of Defense announces that the national oil tankers Mombasa and al-Bahiyah were targeted by two Iranian cruise missiles while transiting the southern shipping lane of the Strait of Hormuz, in Omani territorial waters,” it said in a statement on X.
8:46 a.m. – Trump says Iran deal still “possible”
Donald Trump said Monday that an agreement was still “possible” with Iran, despite the launch of new American strikes and the reestablishment of the blockade of Iranian ports.
Asked in the Oval Office whether he thought an agreement with Tehran was possible, the American president replied: “Yes, I think an agreement is possible. Of course I think so. »
8:30 a.m. – The US military announces that it has launched a new round of strikes against Iran
The US military announced on Monday that it had launched a new round of strikes against Iran, shortly after Donald Trump declared that the United States was preparing to “hit hard” this country.
“At 4:45 p.m. (Monday), US Central Command began launching a third consecutive night of strikes against Iran,” the US Middle East Military Command (Centcom) said on X. “These strikes will continue to inflict heavy losses on Iranian forces and reduce their ability to attack innocent civilians and merchant shipping in the Strait of Hormuz,” it added.
