Iran is convinced the US president was ready to resort to renewed attacks to try to break the stalemate in the eight-month-old war. (Source: File)
Two tankers were set ablaze and brought to a halt south of the Strait of Hormuz after hitting Iranian mines, the Revolutionary Guards’ Navy said in a statement shared by state media on Tuesday, without saying when the tankers were hit. The statement also said a US drone was downed by Iran on Monday night.
Meanwhile, Iran’s foreign minister says the US started the war “without Iran doing anything wrong” and, eight months on, cannot find a way out. Donald Trump, for his part, claims the US will “soon finish the job” in Iran. Tehran says the US is to blame for “insecurity” in the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran’s president says his country is ready to settle regional issues through talks. Several US embassies in the Middle East have sent out identical security alerts to Americans, citing the threat of attack from Iran or from the Iran-backed Houthis.
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US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an unannounced visit to Israel on Monday to discuss Iran, three Israeli officials told news agency Reuters. The visit comes amid rising tensions over the Strait of Hormuz and intensified Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia. It also comes ahead of Israel’s October 27 parliamentary election, with US President Donald Trump having endorsed Netanyahu.
Key world developments
- Iran has warned it will respond against “nine countries” if the US hits its military bases or petrochemical sites again.
- The Houthi missile strike in Shabwa, Yemen, has killed at least 50 to 58 people, with the toll expected to rise.
- Pakistan’s army chief, Asim Munir, will visit Tehran on Tuesday, Tasnim news agency reports, and Russia’s foreign minister is also due in Iran.
- Lebanon’s President Aoun says Israel has not kept to the framework agreement, while Egypt’s foreign minister urged Iran’s foreign minister to work for de-escalation.
- Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu he will have a “tremendous” election win, and Qatar said it will announce a local defence production hub.
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