Key Points:
On Sunday evening, Donald Trump stated in an interview with the Financial Times that the United States could “take the Iranian oil”, threatening to seize the Kharg port, critical for Iranian oil exports, while also claiming that negotiations with Iran were “going very well”. The American president also announced having negotiated the passage of 20 oil tankers with Iran, starting Monday morning and continuing “in the coming days” in the Strait of Hormuz, where tensions have caused oil prices to rise.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Sunday that he had ordered the Israeli army to “expand the security zone” in southern Lebanon, where they are conducting operations against the pro-Iranian Hezbollah.
Meanwhile, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) announced that the explosion of an unknown projectile had killed a peacekeeper of Indonesian nationality in southern Lebanon from Sunday night to Monday. It also stated that another peacekeeper was seriously injured.
Iran confirmed on Monday the death of Revolutionary Guards Navy commander Alireza Tangsiri, whom Israel claimed to have killed last week. Tangsiri, a well-known figure in the armed forces, “succumbed to serious injuries”, according to the Guards on their Sepah News website.
