United States President, Donald Trump. Photo: AFP
US President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States would again strike Iran “hard,” as the military launched a fresh salvo of attacks for the third night in a row and reimposed a blockade on Iranian ports.
“We’re going to hit them very hard tonight, and we’re going to hit them hard tomorrow,” Trump said at the White House on Monday.
Shortly after, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said strikes had begun at 2045 GMT, adding that they would “continue imposing a heavy cost on Iranian forces and degrade their ability to attack innocent civilians and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz”.
The reimposed blockade would begin at 2000 GMT on Tuesday, CENTCOM said, as oil prices shot up more than nine percent after both sides traded attacks, raising fears of renewed conflict.
