US launches ninth night of Iran strikes as strait of Hormuz standoff sees oil price pass $90 a barrel

• 01The US military confirmed a service member was killed on Saturday in northern Iraq during the controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian attack drone.
• 02Donald Trump stated that US strikes on Iran on the night of Monday were carried out 'in honour of the, probably three, it’s probably three great patriots,' referring to recent US fatalities.
• 03Three US service members have been killed in recent days, including two killed in an Iranian attack on a Jordanian airbase on Friday and one missing in action, bringing the total US deaths since the war began to 17.
• 04The price of Brent crude oil climbed 2.72% to $90.50 a barrel at the opening of trading in Asia on Monday, marking the highest level since June.
• 05A ship caught fire in the strait of Hormuz near the coastline of Oman early Monday, while the Iranian Revolutionary Guards claimed to have blown up two oil tankers attempting to transit the southern route, though there was no independent confirmation.
• 06US and Iranian negotiations on a permanent end to the fighting have stalled; an Iranian negotiator announced Tehran was suspending its commitments in the interim deal, accusing the US of violating it.
• 07Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz warned that if Iran fires missiles at Israel, Israel will attack with full force, following Iran's targeting of sites in Jordan on Sunday.
• 08US energy secretary Chris Wright stated that the mission shifted toward ensuring oil shipments could move through the strait of Hormuz with or without Iranian cooperation after the US attempted a pause to negotiate oil flow agreements.
• 09The US reimposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports last week, and the military reported having redirected six ships and disabled one since then.
• 10US Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned in a statement of 'unforgettable lessons' if the US continued attacking the Islamic Republic.

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The US launched strikes against Iran and a naval blockade on Iranian ports after a service member was killed in Iraq, marking the third US death in recent days. Donald Trump justified the attacks as honoring fallen soldiers, while Iranian forces responded by targeting locations in Jordan and Bahrain, causing oil prices to rise above $90 a barrel. As diplomatic efforts collapsed with Iran suspending its commitments to an interim deal, Israel warned of military retaliation if attacked, and the US focused on securing oil transit through the Strait of Hormuz.