Iran must renounce nuclear program for sanctions relief, French FM says

A steady stream of ships has passed through the Strait of Hormuz with tracking systems switched off in recent days as visible traffic declined following renewed US-Iran fighting, Bloomberg reported on Monday.

All six commodity carriers that crossed the strait on Sunday had their transponders turned off, according to preliminary Kpler data analyzed by Bloomberg.

Such untracked crossings outnumbered observable passages during the previous three days, the report said.

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Monday that it targeted US military facilities in Bahrain and radar systems in Oman in its latest attacks.

The IRGC claimed missile and drone strikes hit facilities in Juffair, Bahrain, and destroyed two radars in Oman.

The Guards also said the Strait of Hormuz would reopen to shipping only after US military activity there ended.

Iran warned neighboring countries on Monday that their territory and facilities must not be used for US military attacks, saying the origin of any assault could become a target of strikes.

The foreign ministry condemned US attacks over the previous 24 hours as violations of the UN Charter and a threat to international peace and security.

It accused Washington of breaching the MoU and said US attacks had hit the country’s transportation infrastructure.

Kuwait’s armed forces intercepted hostile aerial targets inside the country’s airspace on Monday, the military said.

The army’s general staff said any explosions heard were caused by air defense systems responding to the attacks.

It urged the public to follow safety and security instructions issued by the authorities.

Iran’s army said drone attacks on US bases across the region were continuing, warning that the country’s armed forces would use their full capabilities against any further aggression.

In a statement carried by the state-run IRNA news agency, the army said it had launched what it called “destructive drone” attacks on US forces in Kuwait, targeting air-defense and missile systems, bunkers and support shelters.

The army also condemned repeated US attacks on Iranian military sites, civilian infrastructure and civilians, describing them as a “blatant violation” of the UN Charter.

It said Iran’s armed forces would defend the country’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, independence and population against any further attacks.

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