JD Vance says petrol prices would be ‘three times as high’ without US Navy

US Vice President JD Vance acknowledged that “gas prices are too high right now” but said prices would fall once the US-Israel war on Iran “is over”, Al Jazeera reported.

He blamed Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz and attacks on tankers for driving up fuel costs, saying, “We’ve never had a situation like this” in which one country was “trying to completely choke off world energy supply”.

Vance claimed petrol prices would be “three times as high if it weren’t for the US Navy keeping oil and gas moving out of the Strait of Hormuz”.

He added that letting Iran control shipping through the strategic waterway would raise fuel costs for consumers. “If we just … left and we let the Iranians control shipping out of the Strait of Hormuz, what that would mean is you would pay a lot more for gasoline,” he said.

Tugboat struck by 2 unknown projectiles off UAE, 1 injured: UK maritime agency

A tugboat traveling southbound was struck by two unknown projectiles northeast of Khor Fakkan in the UAE on Sunday, leaving one person with minor injuries, the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said.

The UKMTO said the vessel sustained damage but was able to continue on its route.

“One minor casualty has been reported,” it said, without providing further details about the injured person or the extent of the damage.

The exact time of the incident has yet to be confirmed.

Iran’s IRGC says two oil tankers caught fire after striking mines in Hormuz

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said two oil tankers, each carrying around two million barrels of crude oil, caught fire after striking naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz, Al Jazeera reported.

It also reported that Iranian state television aired footage that purportedly showed an oil tanker exploding after hitting a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz.

The footage emerged as the US guided ships along a route off Oman’s coast, despite Iran’s warnings against unauthorised transit.

Trump says war on Iran will end “very quickly” at Kentucky rally

US President Donald Trump said the war on Iran would end “very quickly” while speaking at a rally in Kentucky ahead of the US midterm elections the following month, Al Jazeera reported.

He also claimed that Washington’s “excursion” in Iran had “knocked out their nuclear capacity.”