Iran vows not a ‘single drop’ of oil or gas will pass strait of Hormuz as US carries out ninth night of strikes – Middle East crisis live

21.49 EDTIran vows not 'a single drop' of oil or gas will transit Hormuz strait if US 'aggression' continuesIran’s Revolutionary Guard says it has targeted US aircraft in Jordan’s Aqaba airport with ballistic missiles.It also claimed on Monday that two oil tankers ⁠had exploded ⁠and been immobilised ​after attempting to transit what it ⁠described as an unsafe southern route through the strait ⁠of Hormuz, alleging they had been ​encouraged ‌by the ‌US military to use the passage.The statement from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps gave no details on the vessels’ names, flags, crews or any ‌casualties, Reuters reports, saying it could not immediately verify the incident.The Guard said the strait would remain unsafe ​as long as what it called US “aggression” in the region continued,…

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