to update: Axios with link to sources He writesThree merchant ships came under fire, and at least one of them was damaged. No one was reported injured.
Reuters reported, citing three navigation and security sources, that two commercial ships came under fire while trying to cross the Strait of Hormuz.
The extent of the damage resulting from the bombing is not yet clear.
Iran announced on the morning of April 18 that it would close the Strait of Hormuz again to the passage of ships. according to According to Bloomberg, Iranian authorities have already informed captains of ships waiting to pass that traffic through the strait is closed.
Iranian authorities insist that they will not open traffic through the Strait of Hormuz until the United States lifts the blockade on Iranian ports. In turn, US President Donald Trump said that the blockade will continue until Iran agrees to the peace agreement, the terms of which Tehran has not yet accepted.
Before the US-Israel war with Iran, a fifth of the world’s oil supplies passed through the Strait of Hormuz. After Iran announced on April 17 that it would open the strait, global oil prices fell to $90 per barrel. Following the announcement that Iran would close the Strait of Hormuz again, European Brent crude rose On the ICE exchange In London, the price rose to nearly $95 per barrel.