Financial Times: Two regime insiders told the FT that Iranian forces have assessed striking US assets in south-eastern European countries such as Bulgaria, which last month approved the use of its Bezmer air base for US refuelling aircraft.
One of the insiders added that Cyprus, where a British air base was struck by a drone in March, was also among potential targets for retaliation in the event of any renewed US offensive…
U.S. Navy Is Helping Get Oil Through the Strait of Hormuz
“It’s one of the surprising successes,” said Michelle Wiese Bockmann, a shipping analyst at Windward, a maritime analysis firm. “They have been extraordinarily effective in keeping that southern corridor operating, despite the attacks.”
But the U.S. effort, which Iran opposes, has come at a cost.
The U.S. military is deploying significant resources to get a limited amount of oil through the strait — something it did not have to do before the war, when tankers sailed freely through the waterway…
UAE halts trade with Iran after accusing Tehran of firing ballistic missiles
The United Arab Emirates — Iran’s second-largest commercial partner — announced it is suspending all trade with Tehran after two ballistic missiles targeted the UAE. Iran denied firing the missiles.
Trump’s claims: The situation with Iran is “so good” right now, US President Donald Trump said today. Yesterday, he told administration envoys to halt their conversations with Iran, according to a US official…