The weekend roundup of war news.
- Iran claims it still controls the Strait of Hormuz despite US President Donald Trump’s vow to turn it into US territory “pretty soon.”
- Iran missile hits cargo ship in Omani channel to make its point.
- According to Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister, the canal blockage won’t end until the US concedes defeat.
- Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran is continuing talks with Oman but warns that reopening the waterway will depend on the US upholding the MoU which expires today.
- USS George Washington has arrived in the Arabian Sea and is expected to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln amid deteriorating service personnel conditions.
- Israeli bombings throughout southern Lebanon have claimed at least 11 lives.
- President Joseph Aoun attacked Israel, saying that the bombings went against the terms of the US-Israel accord.
Turning to oil, there is a lot of debate about how much is sneaking through the two straits, but it is pretty clear that at least 12 mb/d is being choked off from the Persian Gulf and Red Sea.
