Whoever Advances Will Be Destroyed: Missiles and Strikes in the Gulf; Acceleration in Preparations to Bomb Iran's Nuclear Facilities

Amid reports of a planned American strike on Iran, two attacks on ships were reported this morning in the Strait of Hormuz, and Kuwait reported an Iranian missile attack. Iran threatens Israel's gas fields and regional energy facilities. CNN reported an acceleration in preparations to strike nuclear facilities, including Mount Khoch.

Amid reports of a planned American strike on Iran, two incidents of attacks on ships were reported this morning (Saturday) in the Strait of Hormuz. Kuwait reported around 09:30 an Iranian missile attack launched toward it, although no American strikes were reported last night. The UKMTO agency reported a tanker hit by ordnance about 20 km northeast of the city of Lima in Oman, and an explosion at sea near another tanker about 40 km northeast of Khasab. In Iran, a recording from a radio network was published in which a Revolutionary Guard officer threatens a ship: "If you continue to advance, you will be destroyed." The Revolutionary Guards again announced that the strait is "closed" to traffic. The secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Mohammad Baqer Zia al-Qader, said the global economy, the energy market, and the Americans "will pay the price." In the background, reports in the Wall Street Journal and CBS about a planned American strike, although Trump may cancel it. CNN reported an acceleration in preparations to strike nuclear facilities, including Mount Khoch, but there is no indication that Israel will participate in the bombing wave.