Kharg Island<\/a>, Iran\u2019s main oil terminal, saying in a post on X that the ship\u2019s crew \u201cignored repeated warnings, failing to comply with directions from U.S. forces multiple times over a 24-hour period.\u201d<\/p>\nIt said a U.S. aircraft ultimately disabled the vessel by firing a Hellfire missile into the ship\u2019s engine room, blocking the tanker from reaching Iran, with the post noting that the U.S. military has \u201cdisabled six commercial vessels and redirected 122\u201d since a blockade against Iran\u2019s ports was launched April 13. <\/p>\n
The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said it \u201cstrongly condemns the aggressive act of the US terrorist army in attacking an Iranian tanker in the Strait of Hormuz and attacking a telecommunications mast on Qeshm Island.\u201d It said the attacks represented a violation of the shaky ceasefire agreement between the two countries as they look to negotiate a broader deal. <\/p>\nSatellite imagery of Qeshm Island in Hormozgan province, Iran.<\/span>Gallo Images via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWith talks in flux, Iran\u2019s stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz \u2014 a vital trade route through which some 20% of the world\u2019s oil passes \u2014 has throttled global energy supplies since the U.S. and Israel launched the war in late February. <\/p>\n
Oil prices rose overnight, with the international benchmark Brent Crude up by 2% to $98 a barrel.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Israeli military launched new strikes in Lebanon on Wednesday as it traded occasional attacks with Iran-backed Hezbollah despite Trump announcing both sides had agreed to de-escalate. <\/p>\nSmoke rises from an Israeli airstrike that hit Qlaileh village, as seen from the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, on Tuesday.<\/span>Mohammed Zaatari \/ AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThat intervention came after Tehran threatened to pull out of peace talks over Israel\u2019s attacks in Lebanon.<\/p>\n
Trump held a tense call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, a U.S. official familiar with the call and another source familiar with the call told NBC News.<\/p>\n
Trump gave insight into the call during his interview with the New York Post\u2019s \u201cPod Force One\u201d podcast that aired Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Asked if he had called Netanyahu \u201ccrazy,\u201d as first reported by Axios, Trump said, \u201cI did.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI wouldn\u2019t say angry,\u201d Trump said of his approach, adding that he was \u201ca little perturbed at his (Netanyahu) constantly fighting with Lebanon.\u201d Still, he said \u201cI like Bibi a lot and I\u2019ve worked very well with him,\u201d using Netanyahu\u2019s nickname. <\/p>\n
The tensions between the close allies come as Netanyahu faces domestic pressure to keep striking Hezbollah as he prepares for new elections this fall.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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