Three cargo vessels have been struck by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operation. One ship was hit by an “unknown projectile” 50 nautical miles north-west of Dubai, a second was hit 25 miles off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, and a third was hit 11 miles north of Oman. Shipping traffic through the essential waterway has plummeted after Iran threatened to attack any vessel traveling in the area.
It comes after the U.S. said it had destroyed 16 Iranian minelaying vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, with the U.S. Central Command releasing footage showing various ships exploding after being struck with projectiles. President Donald Trump had warned Iran it would face consequences “at a level never seen before” if it placed mines in the waterway.
What To Know On Day 12
- Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is “safe and sound” despite suffering injuries during the war, according to the son on Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
- Iran launched a wave of attacks on its Gulf neighbors overnight, including firing drones and missiles at Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain.
- Two drones fell within the vicinity of Dubai International Airport on Wednesday, injuring four people. Air traffic is operating as normal.
- Israel struck a number of Hezbollah targets in a suburb of Beirut on Wednesday, which it says were command centers and weapons stores.
- A major U.S. diplomatic facility was struck by a drone in Iraq on Tuesday. The drone hit the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center, next to the Baghdad airport, according to Reuters.
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