RAMY INOCENCIO:
00:00:15
A month of relative calm broken between the Us and Iran. The US military hit five Iranian oil tankers yesterday. This one, the M/T Riesco,burning, then sinking in the Gulf of Oman. The threat of more strikes are looming, says Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Iran continues to try to hit US naval ships, and for every time they do that or try to do that, they're going to lose tankers.
RAMY INOCENCIO:
00:00:39
In response this morning, Iranian ballistic missiles lit up the sky over Jordan. Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps said it targeted a US Air base and claimed heavy damage, but Jordan said it downed 18 of 20 missiles, with two others falling in unpopulated areas, and all American service members were accounted for. [SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH]
RAMY INOCENCIO:
00:00:57
Iran also publicized its capture of this American unmanned submarine, used for surveillance and mine detection, at the entrance of the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday. The US military later said one of its underwater drones had malfunctioned, without confirming whether Iran had seized the same drone. And in an escalation, Iranian-backed Houthis launched a series of attacks on at least four cities in neighboring Saudi Arabia that injured at least 73 people. Work at some energy sites had to be suspended. Saudi Arabia is the world's top exporter of oil. And we're following reports of a Spanish operated oil tanker called the Hercules Starthat was hit by an unknown projectile or projectiles this morning. Two casualties of two seafarers have been reported from that vessel so far, one killed and another missing. Back to you.
VLAD DUTHIERS:
00:01:45
All right, Ramy, thank you very much.
