By JAN YUMUL in Hong Kong and CUI HAIPEI in Dubai, UAE |
China Daily |
This image from video released by US Central Command, shows an explosion at Bandar Abbas Naval Base, Iran, on Monday. AP
The United States and Iran continued to exchange strikes, putting their interim truce agreement and the Gulf region in further peril, while a US proposal to levy a 20 percent toll on Strait of Hormuz cargo roiled global financial and energy markets.
Among the latest developments, the United Arab Emirates confirmed that at least one crew member has been killed after Iranian missiles allegedly targeted two of its national tankers.
