The American President, Donald Trump, threatens to bomb bridges and power plants in Iran, if Tehran does not resume negotiations for the conclusion of a peace agreement. Meanwhile, the White House leader has given up the idea of imposing a 20% tax on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, in exchange for ensuring security, reports IPN.<\/p>\n\n
The American president announced that strikes on bridges and power plants will begin next week, if Iran does not reconsider its position. Until then, Donald Trump declared, the USA reinstates the blockade on Iranian ships and the ban on Iranian oil exports. The comments were made during an interview given to Fox News television station.<\/p>\n\n
The UN Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, previously stated, following a series of similar threats made by Donald Trump, that the deliberate attack on civilians or civilian infrastructure constitutes war crimes. According to the 1949 Geneva Convention on humanitarian law, attacks on sites critical to the civilian population are prohibited.<\/p>\n\n
In a social media post, the leader from the White House revisited the proposal regarding the taxation of maritime transport in exchange for protection during the transit of the Strait of Hormuz. He said that the measure will be replaced by trade agreements and “massive” investments from Gulf countries in the United States.<\/p>\n\n
In the meantime, the bombings on military installations in Iran have continued, just as the Iranian retaliations on American military bases in the Middle East. Kuwait announced that it intercepted several drones that flew over its airspace, and in Bahrain, air alarms were activated. Also, an American military base in Jordan was targeted.<\/p>\n\n
At international exchanges, oil prices have maintained their volatility, as traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has dropped to the lowest level in the last two months. The unpredictability regarding the quantities of crude oil supplied, as well as the recent Iranian attacks on oil tankers from the United Arab Emirates, resulting in one death and several injuries, keep prices high.<\/p>\n\n
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