The heightened fighting, which came just after the US hosted peace talks between Israel and Lebanon in Washington on Friday, dampened expectations that the US and Iran could soon announce an extension to the ceasefire agreement. It was these expectations that led to a drop in Brent and WTI oil prices by 1.8 percent and 1.7 percent, respectively, on Friday, Reuters reports.
The US said on Sunday it had carried out “defensive strikes” over the weekend against Iran’s radar systems and drone control sites in Iran’s Goruk and Qeshm Island, saying it was in response to what it described as “aggressive” moves by Tehran.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Monday that its aerospace forces had targeted an airbase used in what it said was a US attack on a telecommunications tower on Sirik Island.
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would soon make a decision on a proposed agreement to extend the ceasefire with Iran, which was announced in early April, which would give negotiators more time to try to permanently end the conflict and find a solution to the dispute over Iran’s nuclear program.
(Vijesti.ba)
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