Here’s the latest on the Iran war on Thursday.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Bahrainian leaders that the United States will ensure that none of the decisions made as part of the final agreement in the peace deal between Washington and Tehran “will counter the interests of our allies and partners.”
“We are open for peace that is enduring and real and doesn’t undermine the security and prosperity of the U.S. or its allies,” Rubio told a Gulf Cooperation Council meeting in Bahrain, where he was on Thursday, to sell the country on the peace deal to end the Middle East conflict.
Also, the Revolutionary Guard Corps in Iran is warning against unauthorized crossings of the Strait of Hormuz, threatening that non-compliant vessels “will be dealt with.”
The military guard also criticized a new route through the strait after a Liberian oil tanker made its way out of it using a route close to the shore in Oman.
Here’s the latest on the Iran war on Thursday:
A cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz was reportedly hit by an “unknown projectile” near the Oman coast, according to the U.K. Maritime Trade Operations.
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The ship received damage to its bridge. No injuries were reported, the UKMTO noted.
The strike took place at 5:40 p.m. local time. It’s not known which ship had reported being struck or what projectile hit it.
Oman’s Foreign Minister, Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi any “future arrangements concerning the Strait of Hormuz will not involve imposing any transit fees” after meeting with top diplomats from Gulf nations and U.S. Secretary of State Rubio.
Al Busaidi said in a statement he reiterated “Oman’s support for the memorandum of understanding signed between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran, and stressed the importance of ensuring the success of its objectives in pursuit of the desired peace.”
The minister “also stressed the importance of restoring freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and ensuring its safe and uninterrupted flow. He noted that Oman, as a littoral state of the strait, bears a special responsibility in supporting international efforts to secure maritime navigation in accordance with its responsibilities and obligations under international law and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea,” the statement read.
Iran and Oman have said they are creating a new joint mechanism to regulate traffic through the strait, per CBS News.
The two countries previously said the new system could have “costs associated,” and Iran has long said it could impose “fees” on commercial vessels to transit the waterway, something the Trump administration has rejected.
The final round of negotiations between Lebanon and Israel has begun at the U.S. State Department in Washington, DC.
The talks come as Washington pushes for a diplomatic track while Israel continues its attacks on Lebanon. Questions have been raised on whether negotiations can produce a lasting political arrangement, Al Jazeera reported.
Lebanon began official talks with Israel in April. U.S. Secretary of State Rubio said the two countries are close to making a “commitment of intent.”
Brent crude fell 3.8% to $73.87 a barrel on Thursday and has been trading below $80 in recent days but is still above the roughly $70 per barrel it was trading at in late February before the war began, CBS News reported.
Early Thursday, Brent was down 1.3% at $72.90.
The drop in prices comes as shipping across the Strait of Hormuz slowly resumed under the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding.
Early Thursday, Brent was down 1.3% at $72.90.
The drop in prices comes as shipping across the Strait of Hormuz slowly resumed under the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guarvg cfxds Corps are warning against unauthorized crossings of the Strait of Hormuz, stating non-compliant vessels” will be dealt with” while also criticizing a new route through the waterway.
Iran said it plans on imposing maritime service fees in the future, instead of tolls, while the U.S. argued it’s an international waterway and passage shouldn’t be subject to charges, per Al Jazeera.
“The only authorized route for passage through the Strait of Hormuz is the route announced by the Islamic Republic of Iran,” the Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday.
Any unauthorized crossing is “unacceptable and extremely dangerous”, they warned.
They also denounced what they said was a new route through the waterway announced by “certain authorities”, without elaborating.
The warning comes after a Liberian oil tanker made its way out of the strait on Thursday using a route close to Oman’s shore.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States will ensure that none of the decisions made as part of the final agreement in the peace deal between Washington and Tehran “will counter the interests of our allies and partners.”
“We are open for peace that is enduring and real and doesn’t undermine the security and prosperity of the U.S. or its allies,” Rubio told a Gulf Cooperation Council meeting in Bahrain, where he was on Thursday to sell the country on the peace deal to end the Middle East conflict, per Times of Israel.
Rubio warned Iranian tolls on ships going through the Strait of Hormuz would spread to other waterways, which risks “total chaos.”
“International waterways do not belong to any nation (or) state. This is a foundational principle in the world today, without which the world would be in total chaos,” said Rubio.
“If, in fact, we accepted that you can charge money to use an international waterway because it happens to be near your territorial space, well then this will spread throughout the world like a contagion.”
Rubio said the U.S. wants a deal with Iran, but not at any price. He also rejects Iranian attempts to collect what it describes as service fees and not tolls, saying that “at the end of the day, it’s all semantics.”
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Israeli soldier killed in southern Lebanon
The Israeli military said a soldier was killed the previous day in southern Lebanon, where clashes with Iran-backed Hezbollah have been ongoing despite a ceasefire.
The military said Master Sergeant Basil Sweid, 32, a driver, “fell during operational activity.”
He was killed when his vehicle overturned, a spokesperson told AFP.
The military said 37 soldiers and one civilian contractor have been killed in southern Lebanon since fighting with Hezbollah erupted in early March.
“If, in fact, we accepted that you can charge money to use an international waterway because it happens to be near your territorial space, well then this will spread throughout the world like a contagion.”
Rubio said the U.S. wants a deal with Iran, but not at any price. He also rejects Iranian attempts to collect what it describes as service fees and not tolls, saying that “at the end of the day, it’s all semantics.”
The Israeli military said a soldier was killed the previous day in southern Lebanon, where clashes with Iran-backed Hezbollah have been ongoing despite a ceasefire.
The military said Master Sergeant Basil Sweid, 32, a driver, “fell during operational activity.”
He was killed when his vehicle overturned, a spokesperson told AFP.
The military said 37 soldiers and one civilian contractor have been killed in southern Lebanon since fighting with Hezbollah erupted in early March.
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