One killed by Iranian strikes as US hits the country for third consecutive night following ceasefire collapse
One Indian crew member was killed and eight others were wounded - two seriously - after two national tankers were targeted by two Iranian cruise missiles, the UAE confirmed on Monday
One person has been confirmed dead in the Strait of Hormuz following Iranian strikes in the vital waterway, according to the UAE Ministry of Defence.
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The department confirmed on Monday that one Indian crew member was killed and eight others were wounded - two seriously - after two national tankers were targeted by two Iranian cruise missiles in the southern lane of the Strait of Hormuz in Omani territorial waters.
The ministry said fires erupted on both tankers but were brought under control.
It criticised the attack as a serious breach of international law and added that the UAE retained its full right to respond and take all necessary measures to protect its sovereignty and security.
This came after the US launched strikes on Iran for the third consecutive night after Donald Trump promised to hit the nation hard following the breakdown of the ceasefire.
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US Central Command, the military branch in charge of the region, wrote on X: "At 4:45 p.m. ET today, U.S. Central Command began launching the third consecutive night of strikes against Iran, at the Commander in Chief's direction.
"These strikes will continue imposing a heavy cost on Iranian forces and degrade their ability to attack innocent civilians and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz."
Iranian state media has said that explosions have been heard in Bandar Abbas and Kish Island. Qeshm Island has also reportedly been hit.
Donald Trump threatened the Middle Eastern nation in an interview with an American broadcaster earlier on Monday, saying: "We're going to hit Iran very hard tonight and we're going to hit them hard tomorrow, and there's not a damn thing they can do about it."
Trump had earlier reinstated the US's blockade on Iranian ports, and declared American forces the "Guardian of the Hormuz Strait".
He also suggested that the US will charge a toll of 20% will be imposed on all cargo passing through the vital waterway.
He wrote: "The Hormuz Strait is OPEN, and will remain OPEN, with or without Iran. We are reinstating the THE IRANIAN BLOCKADE, so named because it is only stopping Iran’s ships or customers from entering or leaving. All other countries will have fair and open use of the Strait.
"The U.S.A. will be, from this point forward, known as 'THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT,' but as such, and as a matter of FAIRNESS, will be reimbursed, at the rate of 20% on all cargo shipped, for any and all costs necessary to do the job of providing safety and security to this very volatile section of the World. The process and formation will begin immediately."
Trump has given no additional detail on how the US hopes to implement the charge for ships crossing the strait.