At 10:27 am, the Iranian army announced that it had targeted an American logistics ship near the port of Salalah in Oman. “A logistics ship supporting the aggressive American army was targeted by the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran at a significant distance from the port of Salalah, Oman,” said Ebrahim Zolfaghari, a spokesperson for Iran’s central military command, in a statement broadcast on state television.
At 10:00 am, the production of a large steel plant in Iran was interrupted following Israeli-American strikes. According to Iranian media reports on Saturday, Khuzestan Steel Company, a company based in southwest Iran, stated that the production lines of the factory were stopped after several units and steel facilities were hit during the strikes.
At 9:30 am, the Houthi rebels from Yemen, allies of Iran, claimed their first attack on Israel since the start of the war in the Middle East, shortly after the Israeli army reported detecting a missile launch from Yemen. The Houthis had previously threatened to join the conflict that began on February 28 with the Israeli-American offensive against Iran.
At 6:30 am, the key news highlights from the night were as follows:
– A missile was fired from Yemen towards Israel. The Israeli army reported detecting the missile launch from Yemen, the first in a month of war in the Middle East. The Houthi rebels, supported by Tehran, had earlier threatened to join the conflict. – Thailand-Iran agreement on the Strait of Hormuz. Thailand announced on Saturday that it had reached an agreement with Iran to ensure the safe passage of its oil tankers through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, said Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul. – The United Arab Emirates were once again attacked. Fires broke out on Saturday in the industrial zone of Khalifa in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, following attacks by Iranian missiles and drones, according to authorities. – Third attack on an Iranian nuclear power plant. Iran denounced a new attack on its Bouchehr nuclear power plant in the south, the third in ten days, reported the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Saturday. No damage to the active reactor and no radiation leaks were reported.
– Trump threatens to no longer assist NATO. Donald Trump criticized NATO for not providing support to secure the Strait of Hormuz and threatened to withhold assistance from the alliance in the future. He expressed his disappointment at a business forum in Miami about the billions spent on NATO annually and suggested that the US may not be there for them anymore due to their actions. – The United States anticipate an imminent end to operations in Iran. When the US is done with the Iranians in the coming weeks, they will be weakened more than they have been in recent history, said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. He believed that the US could still achieve its goals without sending troops on the ground. It is possible that weapons intended for Ukraine may be redirected to the war in Iran.
