Trump backs down again and retracts the toll in Hormuz that he had announced

BarcelonaNew setback for Donald Trump in his management of the war against Iran. This Monday, the US president announced the reestablishment of the naval blockade against Iran and that the US would charge a fee to cross the strait, that is to say, a kind of toll, just weeks after criticizing Iran for trying to do the same. This Tuesday, however, as has happened with multiple announcements by the New York magnate, Trump has retracted: instead of opting for a toll, the New York magnate now says he wants to make trade agreements with the Gulf countries, which are intended to compensate Washington for the costs of operations in the Strait of Hormuz. In any case, the Iranian army has warned that it will not allow the United States to "interfere in the management of the Strait of Hormuz" "under any circumstances".

After another night of attacks, this Tuesday the price of oil rose by 5% and reached €76.68 per barrel, the highest level since June 12. Yesterday, Monday, the price of a Brent barrel had already climbed 10%, when Trump announced the blockade of Iranian maritime transport. In a new escalation of tension, the United States launched a new wave of attacks against Iranian targets early this morning, and Iran responded with offensives against countries allied with Washington in the region. For the third consecutive night, the United States Army Central Command (Centcom) has launched a series of attacks against Iranian territory after US President Donald Trump stated that they would "hit" Tehran hard early this Tuesday morning.

As reported by the military command via X, these bombings aim to impose "a high cost" on Iranian forces and continue to "degrade Iran's ability to attack innocent civilians and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz." Centcom confirmed having "successfully" hit military targets in locations such as Bushehr, Chah Bahar, Jask, Konarak, Abu Musa, and Bandar Abbas, all with the aim of "further diminishing Iran's capacity to attack commercial shipping." The operation, which lasted five hours, was carried out using precision munitions against coastal defense systems, missile and drone facilities, as well as Iranian maritime capabilities, according to details in a statement.

In response to the latest US offensive, Tehran has launched new attacks against Jordan and Bahrain. According to the Jordanian state agency, Petra News, Amman intercepted and shot down four missiles "that had violated Jordanian airspace from Iranian territory early Tuesday morning". The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran also claimed responsibility for this morning's missile attacks on two Emirati oil tankers in Omani waters. The missiles killed one crew member and injured eight more, according to the UAE Ministry of Defence.

For its part, the Iranian agency Tasnim reported the destruction of an air traffic control radar that allegedly belongs to the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, which houses US military bases. "The Revolutionary Guard has attacked and destroyed with its missiles and drones ammunition depots, a satellite communications center, and the residential building of American forces at the Jufair base in Bahrain," explains the Revolutionary Guard's statement cited by Tasnim.