The United States Central Command (Centcom) said, early this Thursday (11), which “completed” the new round of air strikes against Iran, just before dawn in the Persian country (local time). The offensive took place “in response to the unjustified and continued aggression” of the Iranian regime and targeted military installations and communications systemsaccording to the body that commands American forces.
Explosions were recorded in Tehran, the port city of Bandar Abbas and in areas close to the Strait of Hormuz. The new wave of bombings was launched after United States President Donald Trump, complain about the delay in concluding peace negotiations with the Iranian regime.
Iran threatened to retaliate for the attacks, but only Bahrain, which hosts an American military base, raised an alert for approaching missiles. After Central Command announced the end of the operation, the Oil prices reduced their rise to the 1.50% range, after jumping almost 3%.
‘Senseless’
In the wake of the North American attacks, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated, this Thursday (11), that the ceasefire in force between the Iranians and the USA, applied since April, The official statement by Tehran blamed the Trump administration for the continuation of the warsaying the attacks were “illegal e criminals” and constitute a flagrant violation of the United Nations Charter.
In response to the latest American offensive against targets in Tehran, the Iranian Navy also announced the . According to the news agency Morethe measure prevents vessels from leaving the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, while any ship approaching the sea passage could be treated as a hostile target by Iranian forces.
*With information from AFP and Estadão Conteúdo
