📰 Volltext U.S. Strikes Iran Radar Sites
📝 Zusammenfassung
US-Streitkräfte griffen iranische Radarstellungen auf Qeshm Island und in Goruk an, nachdem vier iranische Drohnen in Richtung Strasse von Hormuz abgeschossen wurden. Die Revolutionsgarden feuerten ballistische Raketen auf US-Stützpunkte in Kuwait und Bahrain. Pakistan vermittelt, während Iran 24 Milliarden Dollar an eingefrorenen Vermögenswerten fordert. Trump räumt ein, dass Iran noch 21% seines Raketenarsenals besitzt.
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📰 Volltext (Haaretz)
U.S. forces struck Iranian radar sites on Saturday after shooting down drones launched by Iran toward the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. military said, as Iranian and Lebanese officials traded barbs over Tehran's influence in Lebanon, further complicating cease-fire negotiations.
"Moments ago, CENTCOM forces shot down four Iranian one-way attack drones that were launched toward the Strait of Hormuz," U.S. Central Command said, adding that the attack "posed an immediate threat to regional maritime traffic."
CENTCOM said it struck Iranian surveillance sites in Goruk and on Qeshm Island, both overlooking the strait.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had targeted U.S. bases in the region with missiles in retaliation for U.S. strikes on the islands of Qeshm and Sirik and fired on four tankers attempting to cross the strait without its permission.
Kuwaiti air defences intercepted missile and drone attacks of undisclosed origin overnight, state media reported, while in Bahrain, sirens sounded and residents were urged to seek shelter. Iran said it had hit U.S. bases in both countries with ballistic missiles, but the U.S. military said six missiles were intercepted and a seventh did not reach its target.
Kuwait and Bahrain condemned the strikes. Kuwait's foreign ministry described the Iranian attacks, including the latest strike early on Saturday, as a "blatant act of aggression" that ignored international calls to halt such actions and posed a direct threat to citizens, residents, and regional security, a ministry statement said.
Iranian state media reported that Mohsin Naqvi, the interior minister of Pakistan, which has been mediating an end to the conflict, was on his way to Tehran on Saturday. There was no immediate confirmation of the report from Islamabad.
The IRGC said if Washington strikes Iran again, it will "bear responsibility for the consequences of a complete closure of the Strait of Hormuz to oil and gas exports."
The U.S. and Iran have been engaged in largely indirect negotiations to secure an interim memorandum of understanding to re-open the Strait of Hormuz, which leaves issues like the future of Iran's nuclear program and highly enriched uranium stockpile to further negotiations.
As part of any agreement, Tehran wants access to billions of dollars in oil revenue, waivers on sanctions on crude exports, the lifting of a U.S. blockade on its ports and leverage over the strait. Iran has effectively blocked the strait, where about a fifth of the world's oil transited before the war.
The conflict has driven up oil prices and disrupted global supply chains. The U.N. World Food Programme warned on Friday that rising fuel and transportation costs were pushing millions of people closer to hunger.
Mohsen Rezaei, an adviser to Iran's supreme leader, told CNN on Friday that a peace deal hinged on the Trump administration unfreezing $24 billion in Iranian assets, and warned that the U.S. would "enter into a dark corridor" if it resumed attacks.
In a parallel conflict in Lebanon, Hezbollah said on Friday it had carried out two attacks on Israeli troops in south Lebanon, including near the recently captured Beaufort Castle, while Lebanese security services said Israeli airstrikes hit towns across southern Lebanon.
The IDF said sirens were activated in northern Israel after Hezbollah fired several air-defense missiles at an Israeli jet on Friday night. The IDF said the aircraft wasn't damaged in the attempted interception and reported no injuries.
Iran has reaffirmed support for Hezbollah while demanding that Israel withdraw from southern Lebanon. Tehran has made a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah a condition for any peace deal with Washington to resolve the war.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi rejected remarks by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun that Lebanon was a bargaining chip for Tehran on Saturday. Aoun said on Friday that Iran was using Lebanon as a bargaining chip in its negotiations with the United States and that Lebanese people were paying the price for Iran's interests.
"Had Lebanon been bargaining chip for Iran, we'd have a deal long ago," Araghchi posted on X. "Save Lebanon from your real foe, Mr. President."
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem this week rejected a U.S.-brokered pact between Israel and the Lebanese government to halt the fighting in Lebanon. The deal did not provide for an Israeli withdrawal and Hezbollah had not been party to the negotiations.
Along with Lebanon, residents of Gaza, northern Israel and Kuwait have all been under fire this week, despite cease-fires negotiated with the United States. "In that part of the world, cease-fire is when you're shooting in a more moderate manner," Trump said.
Trump also told NBC that although most of Iran's drone and missile production facilities had been destroyed, Tehran still retained roughly one-fifth of its missile arsenal. Trump said on Friday he hasn't reached a deal with Iran because they are "strong" and "proud," adding that Tehran has been "virtually decapitated." Trump added that "there are things they never thought they'd be doing that they're gonna have to do." According to him, "It takes a little while" to reach a deal. "I'm moving very fast – I'm into three months," he said. "You know, Vietnam lasted 19 years – I'm into my third month."
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