US-IRAN WAR: TRUCE IN TROUBLE?

US President Donald Trump has said that US is "hitting them very heavy tonight” in response to a question from a reporter at the White House.

“We have tremendous amounts of ammunition… and it’ll continue, and we’ll see what happens. But we’re knocking out all of their offensive capability, and we’re controlling the strait,” Trump said.

“We’re putting the blockade back and it’s a blockade not for anybody but Iran.”

The US military said on Monday it launched strikes against Iran for the third consecutive day at the direction of President Donald Trump.

US President Donald Trump on Monday told reporters in the Oval Office that he wants Gulf nations to reimburse the United States for helping protect the Strait of Hormuz.

Several explosions have been heard in Jam, a southern city in Iran’s Bushehr province, as well as Qeshm Island, Al Jazeera reported, citing a report from Iran’s Fars news agency.

Earlier, Iranian media reported explosions in Bandar Abbas and Kish island following a CENTCOM tweet saying new wave of attacks on Iran have started.

US President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that the United States was attacking Iran's capabilities related to the Strait of Hormuz.

The UN chief “wants to see freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz”, his spokesperson has told Al Jazeera when asked about Trump’s announcement that US plans to impose a 20 percent tariff on all commercial shipping passing through the strait.

Global oil prices have jumped by nearly nine percent as fighting has intensified between the US and Iran, Al Jazeera reported.

Earlier on Monday, Brent crude was trading three percent above last week’s rate, but increased by 8.92 percent at closing to reach $82.79 per barrel.

Muslim World League (MWL) Secretary General Sheikh Dr Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa has commended Pakistan's leadership for its role in facilitating the signing of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United States and Iran.

Dr Al-Issa made the remarks during a meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad, according to a statement issued by the PM Office.

While lauding PM Shehbaz for his leading role in the recent regional peace efforts, Dr Al-Issa also expressed his appreciation for the role played by Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir for their efforts and contribution in the signing of the Islamabad MoU.

The United Nations' shipping agency said it was awaiting further details on President Donald Trump's reported proposal to charge cargo vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

A spokesperson said the agency opposed fees for any strait used for international navigation.

The spokesperson added there was no legal basis for imposing mandatory tolls on transit through an international strait.