What to know about Trump's plans of new strikes on Iran, oil market reaction

MOSCOW, June 11. /TASS/. The United States will continue its attacks on Iranian territory on the night of June 12, President Donald Trump said on Truth Social.

According to him, the United States used $250 million worth of ammunition in the latest strikes on Iran.

The price of Brent crude spiked on Trump's statements, according to trading data.

- Trump said on Truth Social the United States "will be hitting Iran VERY HARD TONIGHT."

- He added that the United States intends to establish control over the Iranian island of Kharq and the oil facilities of the Islamic Republic.

- On Fox News, Trump said that negotiations with Iran are continuing.

- He noted that he did not want to conduct a ground operation against Iran, but if he wanted, the United States "could introduce a small group of soldiers and seize everything."

- The United States spent $250 million worth of ammunition in the latest strikes on Iran, Trump said.

- The United States began hitting Iran anew at 17:15 East Coast time on June 10 (09:15 p.m. GMT), according to the CENTCOM.

- The United States has used 49 Tomahawk cruise missiles in the latest strikes on Iran, Trump told Fox News.

- New explosions hit Iran amid escalation of the conflict between Washington and Tehran, the country's state television reported.

- According to its information, the explosions were heard in the area of the coastal city of Bandar Abbas and the island of Sirik.

- Mehr news agency said there was an explosion near the city of Varamin, southeast of Tehran.

- The US targets on Iran were air defense systems, communications and military intelligence systems, the CENTCOM said.

- The price of Brent crude futures with August 2026 delivery on the London ICE exchange edged up by over 1% after a decline in the afternoon on Trump's statement that the US would strike Iran on the night of June 12, according to trading data.

- According to the data at 03:08 a.m. Moscow time (00:08 a.m. GMT), the price of Brent rose by 2.58% to $95.5 on a statement of the Khatam al-Anbiya central headquarters of the Iranian army that Tehran, against the background of repeated US strikes on its territory, will block traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fully.

- During the day, Brent went down to $91.61 per barrel (-1.6%), according to trading data at 01:34 p.m. Moscow time (10:34 a.m. GMT).

- As of 03:21 p.m. Moscow time (12:21 p.m. GMT), the oil futures firmed by 1.14% to $94.16 per barrel on Trump's statement.

- By 03:31 p.m. Moscow time (12:31 p.m. GMT), Brent slowed down to trade at $93.65 per barrel (+0.59%).

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