The British Merchant Shipping Safety Authority (UKMTO) had previously announced that an unspecified projectile hit a ship around 57 kilometers northwest of Dubai and caused a fire. The authorities’ statement did not say where or who fired the bullet. According to UKMTO, two projectiles had previously missed a container ship in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia.
According to the White House, US President Donald Trump is considering asking Arab countries to cover the costs of the war against Iran. “I think it’s something the president would certainly be interested in asking them to do,” White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told reporters when asked whether Arab countries would contribute to the costs of the war. “It’s an idea I know he has and something I think you’ll be hearing more from him about.”
According to a media report, Donald Trump is ready to end the war against Iran – even if the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed. He wants to carry out the complex operation to reopen the important waterway in one go
postpone it to a later date, reports the Wall Street Journal, citing government circles. The Reuters news agency cannot initially confirm the report.
Iran continues its shelling of neighboring Gulf states. The Ministry of Defense in Saudi Arabia reported repeated ballistic missile attacks during the night. It was said that the projectiles were intercepted and destroyed by air defense. Shortly beforehand, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote on Platform X that his country viewed the kingdom as a brotherly nation. But it is “high time for Saudi Arabia to expel the US armed forces from the country.”
