Iran hostilities flare after US strike in strait of Hormuz; supertanker hits mines and catches fire – Middle East crisis live

The Guardian reports that U.S. forces struck Iran's Larak Island on Monday, marking the first exchange of fire in over a month. Iran responded by laying naval mines in the southern Strait of Hormuz, where a supertanker later hit two of them and caught fire. Tehran's supreme leader denounced the United States and Israel as enemies of all Islamic nations, while Israel's security service evacuated Prime Minister Netanyahu's son from the United States over a threat. In parallel, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is set to press for tighter economic isolation of Iran at the upcoming G20 meeting. The developments come as Iran's president prepares to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit later this week.

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