US conducts self-defence strikes near Strait of Hormuz

Loud explosions rang out across Iranian cities bordering the Strait of Hormuz on Monday as US forces confirmed self-defence strikes on missile sites and IRGC vessels, on the very day oil markets had rallied on hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough in Doha. The first sign that all was not quiet came with reports of loud explosions in and around Bandar Abbas, Sirik and Jask, three Iranian cities that sit along the northern edge of the strait. The cause was initially…Continue reading with a subscriptionSubscribe for full access to every story.Subscribe - M85/monthAlready a subscriber? Sign in Advertisement ...