US President Donald Trump said at the NATO summit this morning that the Memorandum of Understanding with Iran “is over,” after launching a series of strikes at the country overnight.
US Central Command said the attacks were carried out in retaliation for a series of Iranian strikes on commercial ships near the Strait of Hormuz.
Tehran said today that it would deliver a “crushing response,” claiming that it has launched missiles and drones at 85 US military targets across Bahrain and Kuwait in response to the latest wave of strikes.
Here’s the latest:
- Trump spent part of his time in Turkey yesterday conferring with top advisers about a response to Iran’s targeting of commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, according to people familiar with the discussions.
- Iran’s army said it launched a drone attack on Bahrain’s Isa Air base, which hosts US forces, early today following the latest wave of US strikes, Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency reported.
- The responsibility for the latest escalation in hostilities lies with the United States, Iran’s foreign ministry said in a statement, which also accused Washington of “treaty-breaking.”
- NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte backed the latest US strikes on Iran, telling reporters ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara that the military action was “absolutely necessary.”
- US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has canceled a planned visit to Israel today, according to two Israeli sources, following the latest escalation.
- Oil prices jumped more than six percent and stock markets around the world fell after the exchange of fire and Trump’s comments this morning.
CNN’s Kevin Liptak, Aditi Sangal, Jessie Yeung, Lex Harvey, Helen Regan, James Frater, Tal Shalev and Hanna Ziady contributed to this reporting.
