After U.S. President Donald Trump unilaterally announced the end of the ceasefire on Friday (July 10), the United States carried out 140 attacks on military targets in Iran on Saturday night (July 11), particularly in the south of the country. The information was released by the U.S. Department of War on its X account and reported by Al Jazeera.
In response, Iran retaliated against Gulf countries that host U.S. bases on their territory. Among the targets are air bases in Jordan and Qatar, a naval base in Oman, and self-destructing drones that struck military installations in Kuwait and Bahrain. The information was released by the Iranian state agency Isna.
Additionally, on Sunday morning (July 12), Iran's Revolutionary Guard once again announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of global oil production passes, until the U.S. ceases its attacks in the region.
Also on Sunday morning – Tehran's time zone is eight hours ahead of Brasília – the spokesperson for the Iranian parliament, Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf, posted a message on X justifying the new attacks as a response to the U.S. failure to honor the agreement. "The era of unilateral agreements is over. We warned you: keep your word or pay the price," he wrote. The post was accompanied by an image showing an excerpt from the agreement between Iran and the U.S. regarding the opening of the Strait of Hormuz: "The Islamic Republic of Iran will take the necessary measures to ensure the safe passage of commercial vessels, without charging fees, for a period of 60 days."
On Sunday afternoon in Tehran (9 AM Brasília time), the U.S. Department of War posted on X announcing that the Strait remains open to shipping traffic and declared that the maritime area through which ships pass is international waters.
