The conflict between the US and Iran has devolved into a 'very determined fight' over who controls the Strait of Hormuz. Iran is trying to turn the conflict from a military one into an economic one, but the US is determined to undermine its influence.
Gulf states woke up to attacks after Tehran said it was hitting back. Iranian state media said its forces were responding with a fresh wave of attacks toward US bases in the region.
Sirens were activated in Bahrain while the military in Kuwait said it was dealing with hostile aerial targets. Jordan's military intercepted four missiles it said. The conflict between the US and Iran has devolved into a very determined fight over who controls the Strait of Hormuz, said Mehran Kamrava, professor of government at Georgetown University in Qatar. Iran is keenly aware of the fact that it cannot match the United States and Israel militarily.
So, it is trying to turn the conflict from a military one into an economic one, Kamrava said, adding it has in some ways succeeded in doing so. Iran is determined to hold onto the Strait of Hormuz as a source of leverage, Kamrava told CNN's Will Ripley. Iran wants to establish some sort of administrative influence, and the Americans are determined to undermine that influence.
The US has claimed its strikes are intended to reduce Iran's ability to attack ships in the crucial waterway. Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System LUCAS drones are positioned on the tarmac at a base in the U.S. Central Command CENTCOM operating area, on November 25, 2023. US Central Command says it used one-way attack aerial drones, and one-way attack sea drones for the first time in strikes against Iran on Sunday.
US aerial attack drones saw their first use early in the war with Iran, when CENTCOM deployed the Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System LUCAS essentially a knock off of the Iranian-designed Shahed 136 drones that Russia has used in large numbers in its war on Ukraine. These low-cost drones, modeled after Iran's Shahed drones, are now delivering American-made retribution, CENTCOM said in a social media post at the time.
As for sea drones, the US has been experimenting with a few types, according to analyst Carl Schuster, a former director of the US Pacific Command's Joint Intelligence Center. The most suitable for one-way strikes is the Fleet-class unmanned surface vessel USV, Schuster told CNN.
These craft were designed for mine-countermeasures or anti-submarine missions, but with a speed of more than 40 mph they would be hard to stop, Schuster said, adding that the USV and the LUCAS aerial drones are designed to be deployed from US Navy littoral combat ships. CNN has geolocated and verified videos from Iran showing the aftermath of a strike at an airport in Omidiyeh, a southwestern city.
Valiollah Hayati, the deputy governor of the Iranian province of Khuzestan, said Omidiyeh was among several cities targeted by US strikes early Monday local time, according to Iranian state media IRNA. He did not mention the airport and said authorities are currently assessing the affected areas for damage. The United States launched an hourslong wave of strikes against Iran on Sunday night. The US Central Command CENTCOM said it hit dozens of Iranian military targets in its latest strikes.
As sunrise approached over the Gulf, Iran responded to the attack by targeting regional US bases, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps IRGC said. at 5 p.m. ET Sunday to continue degrading their ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships freely transiting the Strait of Hormuz, CENTCOM said, adding the order was given by US President Donald Trump. Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose 3.92 to 78.99 a barrel, and US crude climbed 3.44 to 73.87 a barrel.
But the increase is pretty tame, Bob McNally, founder and president of Rapidan Energy Group, told CNN. Brent crude oil prices have trended lower since reaching 115 a barrel in April
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