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The Iranian Army said its navy, backed by a sweeping drone wave, targeted US bases and Israeli cities. In a separate notice, the Army announced that 13 advanced drones – MQ‑9 Reapers, Hermes 900s and Orbiters – had been destroyed by the integrated air‑defense network in the past 24 hours.
The Iranian Armed Forces spokesman Abolfazl Shekarchi reiterated that any point used for aggression against the Islamic Republic would be hit as a “legitimate target.”
“All US bases used for the aggression against Iranian soil have been targeted,” Shekarchi added, stressing that Iran stayed clear of harming neighboring countries and “would sticks to this principle.”
Energy crisis
The conflict has sent oil prices soaring. Brent crude, which traded around $70 before the war, jumped around 35% to settle at $94, the biggest weekly surge on record.
Qatar’s Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi warned in an interview with the Financial Times that a disruption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz could push prices to $150 within weeks and force Persian Gulf exporters to invoke force majeure clauses, with global GDP growth taking a hit.
Iran has warned ships and oil tankers to stay away from the strait, through which 20% of the global crude oil passes, deeming it unsafe due to the ongoing war.
According to the Iranian media, the country’s Armed Forced have hit more than ten “transgressor” tankers; the latest on Saturday was the Prima, targeted by a suicide drone after ignoring repeated IRGC warnings.
Some 300 oil and LNG tankers are said to be stranded on both sides of the strait.
US President Donald Trump has suggested that the American Navy escort tankers through the waterway.
IRGC spokesman Ali Naeini said Iran would “highly welcome” such escorts and was “waiting for their arrival.”
However, Naeini urging the US to recall its recent attacks on tankers before taking such a decision.
Flights called off
Arab media reported that Dubai International Airport was shut down after several strong explosions, and Emirates airline cancelled all flights to Dubai until further notice.
CNN, using data from Flightradar24, estimated that since the 28 February, nearly 14 000 scheduled flights from major airports in 10 countries have been called off.