Tensions remain high in the Middle East this Sunday.
After a month of blocking Iranian ports, the American army announced on Friday that it had “neutralized” two ships in this access to the Strait of Hormuz by air, through which a fifth of the world’s consumed oil normally transits. An Iranian military source stated that Tehran had responded. The Islamic Republic denounced a “flagrant violation” of the ceasefire to the UN.
Iran has blocked the Strait of Hormuz since the beginning of the Israeli-American offensive on February 28, seriously disrupting the global economy. Naval clashes between Washington and Tehran have multiplied since the beginning of the month, while negotiations seem at a standstill awaiting an Iranian response to American proposals.
Donald Trump expects to receive a response “very soon,” reported the LCI television channel on Saturday, after a brief conversation with the American president. He had already said the day before that he expected to receive “a letter” in the evening. Meanwhile, diplomatic contacts continue in an effort to find a resolution to the conflict, which has resulted in thousands of deaths, mainly in Iran and Lebanon.
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