1 Indian Missing, 10 Rescued After Iran Attacks Ship In Hormuz, India Says Situation 'Deeply Worrisome'

A container ship that was targeted in the Strait of Hormuz by Iran on early Sunday had Indian crew onboard. According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), a total of 11 Indian crew members were onboard the vessel, out of which 10 have been rescued while one Indian national is missing. The attack triggered fresh escalation in the Gulf in the already tensed region after two days of continued US raids against Tehran. Iran said that the Cyprus flagged vessel was targeted as it was not following the route approved by them. Iran said that they first warning shots, but the ship continued on its path, provoking them to strike it.Following the target of yet another vessel, the US launched its third wave of intense strikes inside Iran in the wee

hours on Sunday, targeting as many as 140 locations.

Iran Targets US-based Facilities in Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain

The strait has become the key sticking point in any further negotiations between Iran and the United States to reach a permanent end to the war that began on February 28. About a fifth of all traded oil and natural gas passed through the strait before the war began. Iran’s grip on it during the war led to a global energy crisis, though oil prices have sharply dropped since wartime highs of $120 a barrel.

US Questions Who Is In Charge in Iran

US officials on condition of anonymity about the current situation with Iran, said the resumption of strikes even before the latest round came as a result of what they described as a rogue faction of Iranian hard-liners who were trying to sabotage the ceasefire.

Iran Says Theocracy Unified Under New Supreme Leader

After the US wrapped up strikes on Thursday, more attacks reportedly hit Iran, raising questions about who else may be targeting the Islamic Republic.Israel didn’t claim them, meaning the Gulf Arab states may have launched them, likely as a means to deter Iran from attacking them again. Iran on Thursday retaliated for US strikes by targeting Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait and Qatar.The strikes in Iran over two rounds of strikes last week killed at least 17 people and wounded 115 others, Iranian Health Ministry spokesperson Hossein Kermanpour said.