[US-Israel, Iran War Day #152] US, Saudi Arabian Forces Strike Iran-Aligned Sites in Iraq, Says CENTCOM

In Brief…

• US President Donald Trump said Iran was “going to get a beating” for an attempted overnight missile attack on US forces in Jordan.
• Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu agreed during White House talks that Iran must never obtain a nuclear weapon, marking a “major moment of coordination” between the two leaders, an informed Israeli source told Iran International.
• Iran’s joint military command said on Tuesday that vessels from countries and companies using frozen Iranian assets would be barred from transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
• Israel’s defence minister said the United States is blocking Israeli strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure over fears they could trigger a wider regional conflict and a global oil crisis.
• Iran executed two protesters early on Tuesday amid a heavy security deployment around Isfahan’s Ali Khani Square, where witnesses said authorities had erected a scaffold and clashed with people who gathered overnight fearing further executions.

This is a developing story that HO1 will continue to monitor.
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[UPDATE] Trump says US will hit Iran ‘very hard’