CENTCOM says Strait of Hormuz remains open

Kuwait’s army said on Sunday that its explosives inspection and disposal team was handling shrapnel and explosive remnants in the Subhan area.

The General Staff said the operation would take place from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. local time.

It said any explosion sounds heard during that period would be caused by the disposal of the remnants and explosives.

Power restrictions on Iranian industrial units have increased to two days a week, the secretary-general of Iran’s House of Industry, Mine and Trade said on Sunday, warning the curbs may expand further.

Arman Khaleghi told ISNA that the limits on electricity supply could, as in previous years, extend from the evening to midnight.

He said a proposal had been made to count the blackout days as official holidays for production units to offset part of the losses caused by the power restrictions.

Khaleghi said the proposal had not yet been implemented.

Oman summoned Iran’s ambassador on Sunday to protest drone attacks targeting sites in the governorates of Musandam and Al Wusta, Oman’s foreign ministry said.

Khalid bin Hashel Al Muslahi, the ministry’s undersecretary for administrative and financial affairs, handed a protest note to Iranian ambassador Musa Farhang, the ministry said.

Oman expressed its dissatisfaction with what it called irresponsible acts and called for respect for state sovereignty, good neighborly relations and non-interference in internal affairs.

Oman’s Maritime Security Center said on Sunday that rescue teams had saved 23 crew members from the commercial vessel GFS Galaxy off the coast of Musandam.

The center said the Cyprus-flagged vessel issued a distress call 4.4 nautical miles from the coast of Musandam.

It said the rescued crew members were receiving medical care, while teams continued searching for one crew member who remained missing.

Qatar condemned renewed Iranian attacks on its territory and Arab countries on Sunday, calling them a flagrant violation of sovereignty and international law.

The country’s foreign ministry said Iran’s attacks on Qatar, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman and Kuwait were a breach of the UN Charter and the principles of good neighborly relations.

The ministry said continued attacks by Iran represented a dangerous escalation that would complicate efforts to contain tensions and undermine political and diplomatic efforts to restore regional security.

It said Iran bore full legal responsibility for the attacks and its consequences, adding that Qatar reserved its right to respond under international law and Article 51 of the UN Charter.

Qatar also expressed solidarity with the other targeted countries and called for an immediate halt to military action and a serious return to dialogue and negotiations.