US treasury secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that the United States will halt Iranian airlines’ access to landing spots, among other measures, as Washington pushes to intensify pressure on Tehran and open the Strait of Hormuz.
In a post on X, Bessent said Washington will “be shutting down both Iranian airlines’ access to landing spots, refueling, and ticket sales,” without providing further details.
“Only a satisfactory outcome in negotiations will end the downward spiral,” he warned.
- Kuwait’s military said its air defence systems intercepted “hostile missile and drone attacks” after warning sirens sounded across the country.
- Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported that the IRGC targeted an “American airbase” in response to an earlier US strike near Bandar Abbas on the Strait of Hormuz.
- Reuters and AP said American forces shot down four Iranian drones and struck a drone control station near Bandar Abbas.
- Iranian media claimed the US strikes caused no casualties or property damage.
- The latest escalation comes after Donald Trump said “nobody’s going to control” the Strait of Hormuz during ongoing negotiations with Tehran.
- The Israeli military said a female soldier was killed in combat operations in northern Israel, while two other soldiers were injured in the same incident.
- The US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on Iran’s newly created Persian Gulf Strait Authority as Washington increases economic pressure on Tehran.
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