Iran says interests of US and its allies will be targeted if US strikes Iran's nuclear sites
Iran's top joint military command said that Tehran will expand its strikes and target the US and its allies' interests across the region if the US attacks Iran's nuclear sites, Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday.
Iranian State TV reported that if the US attacks Iran's nuclear sites, it will be an expansion of war in the region.
The statement came after US President Donald Trump said that the US will be hitting the Pickaxe Mountain area “pretty soon.” Trump on Tuesday vowed to respond if Houthi militants in Yemen disrupted that waterway but didn’t specify how.
On Tuesday, a handful of oil tankers appeared to pause their journeys as they approached Yemeni waters heading into the Red Sea. The Iran-backed group sent an email to shipowners warning against calling at Saudi Arabia’s ports.
Market reaction
At the time of writing, the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) is up 2.50% on the day at $84.35.
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