US-Iran War Live: Iran warns shipping companies that southern route through Hormuz has been mined US Iran war: Iran says it has entered new phase of deterrence An adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader said Tehran has entered a "new phase of deterrence", warning that any US attack would have consequences extending beyond the battlefield.
In a post on X, Ali Akbar Velayati said any attempt to strike Iran at a "low cost" was a miscalculation that could disrupt global energy markets and the wider economy. He also warned the White House that increasing pressure on Iran with the support of regional allies and European partners would only "globalise the consequences" of its actions.
His remarks come as Iranian leaders continue to threaten a broader regional conflict if the US escalates its military campaign. Middle East crisis: US military says 9 ships redirected under renewed Iran naval blockade The US military said it has redirected nine commercial vessels and disabled one since reimposing its naval blockade on Iran last week.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the blockade was reinstated after a memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran collapsed. The previous embargo, which lasted from mid-April to mid-June, is estimated to have cost Iran billions of dollars in lost oil revenue.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf had acknowledged in late June that Iran was unable to export "a single barrel of oil" during the earlier blockade. US Iran war: Here's what happened so far - The US-Iran conflict has escalated into a direct threat to the Middle East's oil supply, with Iran warning that no country will be able to export oil if it is prevented from selling its own.
- Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the conflict had reached a stage where the security of energy exports across the region was at risk. In a post on X, Ghalibaf wrote: "The equation of this war is clear: either all or none!" - Ghalibaf warned that if Iran's security was not guaranteed, no infrastructure in the region would remain safe and the Strait of Hormuz would not return to pre-war conditions.
He also said the security of the strait depended on the absence of American forces. - US President Donald Trump threatened to destroy an Iranian bridge or power plant every time Iran attacked a ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump's warning came after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis threatened to block another major energy route at the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
- Five oil tankers changed course in the Red Sea to avoid the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Wednesday following the Houthi threat. Three Saudi oil tankers bound for China and India made U-turns a day earlier amid growing security concerns. - An Iranian military source told Tasnim News Agency that Tehran would retaliate by targeting infrastructure across the region if its own infrastructure came under attack.
- Iran's near-total blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, coupled with fresh threats around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, has intensified concerns over global energy supplies. - Brent crude oil prices briefly rose above $95 a barrel before easing to around $93.
- US gasoline prices climbed above $4 per gallon, adding political pressure on President Trump ahead of the November midterm elections. - Saudi Arabia has increasingly diverted oil exports through its Red Sea port of Yanbu to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
Any disruption at the Bab el-Mandeb Strait would force ships to take the much longer Suez Canal route, increasing freight costs and transit times. - Iranian Army Commander-in-Chief Major General Amir Hatami said Iran had strengthened its military in anticipation that its adversaries would violate agreements.
- Iranian lawmaker Hasan Qashqavi said President Trump was now trapped in a "quagmire." - Iran's Health Ministry said 53 civilians had been killed and 592 injured since late last month, while the US military maintained it does not target civilians. - The conflict has killed 18 US service members and injured more than 450 American troops.
- Trump attended a ceremony at Dover Air Force Base for four US service members killed in recent Iranian attacks on bases in Jordan and Iraq, calling it "one of the hardest things" he has to do as president. - Mediators have presented Iran with a proposal for a 10-day ceasefire aimed at reviving an interim truce reached between Washington and Tehran in June.
- Iran's Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni visited Pakistan and sought continued mediation efforts. - Pakistan said it would continue mediation but stressed that maritime shipping must remain safe. - Iran has insisted on maintaining the control it established over the Strait of Hormuz during the current conflict.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that allowing Iran to control the Strait of Hormuz would create a dangerous global precedent, including for countries involved in South China Sea disputes. Rubio said Washington remained open to talks if Iran was serious, but warned the US would protect its interests and those of its allies if diplomacy failed.
- Explosions were reported over Tehran as Iranian air defences were activated during the 11th consecutive night of US airstrikes, according to Iran's Fars news agency. - Three sites in Iran's Bushehr province, including an electricity facility near the country's only nuclear power plant, were reportedly hit.
- Iranian media also reported US strikes in Kabudarahang county in Hamadan province. - Iran's military said it struck accommodation and storage facilities at the US Al Azraq Air Base in Jordan. Iran also claimed it targeted warehouses and aircraft maintenance hangars at Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain.
Tehran further said it attacked Camp Doha in Kuwait. - Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait said they intercepted the Iranian attacks.