Top updates: Trump threatens to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s Kharg island if Hormuz is not reopened
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United States President Donald Trump on Monday said that the US military will “obliterate” all of Iran’s electricity plants, oil wells, the Kharge island and “possibly all” desalinisation plants if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened by Tehran.
Trump reiterated that Washington was in “serious discussions with a new, and more reasonable, regime” to end the US’ military attacks on Iran.
Here are more top updates from the conflict in West Asia:
- The authorities in Dubai said on Tuesday that they have contained a fire onboard a Kuwaiti oil tanker at the city’s port. The vessel had caught fire after it was struck by a drone on Monday. All 24 crew members are safe, it said. The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation warned that the incident could lead to an oil spill, Al Jazeera reported.
- India on Monday condemned the attacks on United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon. New Delhi urged all parties to ensure the safety and security of the peacekeepers deployed under the UN Interim Force in Lebanon. It added that India had piloted the UN Security Council resolution 2,589 in 2021, which seeks accountability for crimes against peacekeepers.
- The benchmark Brent crude was trading at $114 per barrel on Tuesday. The price was $78 per barrel on February 27, a day before the conflict started.
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