Ships hit

Ships hit in Strait of Hormuz as gas prices increase once again. 

By Catherine Nicholls

Iran has intensfied attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as the US has also said it struck an Iranian weapons manufacturing facility last night.

Latest developments here:

• Two vessels in the Strait of Hormuz were attacked by Iran today, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said in a statement, according to Iran’s state-affliated Fars News Agency.
• Three crew members of a Thai vessel struck by an unknown projectile remain unaccounted for, Thailand’s Ministry of Transport said.
• The US struck a “large ballistic missile manufacturing facility” in Iran last night, the commander of US Central Command said.
• The son of the Iranian president has said the country’s new supreme leader “is safe” as questions swirl over his public absence.
• Russia is helping Iran with advanced drone tactics to hit US and Gulf nation targets in the Middle East, a Western intelligence official told CNN.
• Gas prices in the US have risen to highest average price in more than 21 months.