Tanker attacks on Hormuz Strait, while US attacks Iran for the tenth night in a row

The IRC claimed it hit two air protection systems and a radar at two different American stations in Bahrain, as well as missile defence radars and satellite receiver systems in Kuwait, broadcast Telegrafi.

With this radar sweep, the enemy must prepare for ever more decisive and powerful waves of fears and rocket attacks", it wrote in a statement.

The Garda also said it stopped"two oil tankers that did not meet the"rules that tried to cross the uncertain South Hormuz Strait"since the blasts caused fires on the ship.

The United Kingdom Trade Operations Agency (UKMTO) said it received reports Tuesday of a tank in the water canal near Oman, which was hit by an unknown shell, forcing the crew to abandon the ship.

"The crew has abandoned the ship and is currently boarded on a rescue boat", she wrote in an X post.

The chain of incidents comes shortly after the US Army announced it ended the tenth consecutive night of attacks on Iran, targeting countries in an effort to counter Tehran's ability to attack ships passing through the straits.

US <x0 Groups hit Iranian military command centres, sea capabilities, missile launching sites and drones, as well as air protection systems to degrade Iran's ability to continue the attack on commercial ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz", CENTCOM wrote in an X statement Tuesday.

The US"Forces remain positioned and prepared to hold Iran responsible for unwarranted aggression against civil sailors seeking to pass freely and open across the Strait", the statement added.

Last week, fighting has intensified between the two sides for controlling Hormuz Strait, a crucial water route for global transportation of oil and natural gas.

As a result, traffic across the straits has stopped almost entirely, increasing oil prices in recent weeks.

The crude Brant oil, the international reference price, rose 3.2% to $90.95 per barrel, while raw American oil rose by 2.8% to 84.04 per barrel.

Despite escalation, Pakistan, a key mediator in the conflict, appears to be moving ahead with diplomatic efforts.

On Monday, Iranian Interior Minister Escandar Momen arrived in Islamabad, a key mediator in the conflict, for talks with Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif and other Pakistani officials.

However, it is still unclear whether the talks will be linked to Pakistan's mediation efforts.

A day earlier, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also signalled a willingness to open the door to diplomacy, telling reporters that the US is willing to negotiate with Iran, but that the agreement should be <x0-real"and an agreement Iran is"ready to implement". /Telegraphy/