Renewed fighting has broken out in the Gulf region between the US and Iran.
US Central Command (Centcom) said on Tuesday it had launched “powerful” strikes in response to attacks on three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, hitting more than 80 targets.
Iran has not directly claimed responsibility for the attacks on the tankers. On Wednesday, it said it had targeted US military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait in retaliation to the US attacks.
Nato chief Mark Rutte said the American strikes on Iran were “absolutely necessary”, speaking as the military alliance began a summit in Ankara, Turkey.
“I think it was absolutely necessary,” Rutte said, arguing that Iran was “basically violating the ceasefire” given what “happened yesterday with ships being attacked”.
