Iran launched an attack against US Navy ships on Monday that the US military has yet to acknowledge, WSJ reports, citing US officials
Newsquawk Staff ·
- No American ships were struck in the attacks, but Iran's recent attempts to hit American naval assets are raising alarms that the regime is using more sophisticated weapons and could be getting assistance from China or Russia.
- The US has 19 warships supporting operations in the Middle East
Sources
- Ukraine energy company DTEK says a Russian attack hit one of its power stations
- Saudi Civil Defense issues emergency danger warnings in Abha city and Khamis Mushait, but announces that danger has passed shortly after
- Iran's IRGC threatens to target US bases if commercial ships continue transiting Strait of Hormuz, according to
- US President Trump on Iran, says may do it a little bit further
- US President Trump says "Iran is doing everything they can to drive up the price of Oil prior to the U.S. Midterm Election".
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