Israel announces new wave of attack against Iran; Iranian media reports explosions near state broadcaster headquarters

The Israeli Army reported that it began a new wave of attacks against Tehran, the capital of Iran, at around 6:30 pm this Monday (2) in Brasília, early Tuesday morning local time. ✅ Follow the g1 international news channel on WhatsApp LIVE: FOLLOW coverage of the conflict in real time According to Iranian media, at least two explosions were heard near the headquarters of the state broadcaster. Threats from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Blockade of Hormuz could lead to a barrel of oil reaching US$ 100 Iran announced on Monday (2) that the Strait of Hormuz is closed and that it will set fire to any ship that tries to pass through the place, Iranian media reported. The statement, made in the name of the commander of the country’s Revolutionary Guard in state media, was Iran’s most explicit warning since it informed ships on Saturday (28) of the closure of the route. The measure is in retaliation for the death of the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. “The Strait (of Hormuz) is closed. If anyone tries to pass through, the heroes of the Revolutionary Guard and the regular Navy will set these ships on fire,” said Ebrahim Jabari, one of the commander’s top advisors. The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most important oil export routes, connecting the Gulf’s largest oil producers, such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates, with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. Its closure threatens to interrupt a fifth of the global flow of the product and drastically increase crude oil prices. Strait of Hormuz Arte/g1 Earlier, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard carried out a drone attack on an oil tanker passing through the strait. Sources consulted by the Reuters news agency confirmed the announcement made by the military and reported the name of the affected vessel: Athen Nova. Before the closure of the strait, Iranian military forces had already made threats. The elite unit of the Revolutionary Guard Corps has said the “enemies who killed” Iran’s former supreme leader Ali Khamenei will not be safe “even at home.” The threat was linked by Iranian state media, shortly after US President Donald Trump assured that he was confident in the country’s victory in its offensive against Tehran in a speech in Washington. “We will not rest until the enemy is defeated. They will no longer be safe anywhere in the world, not even in their own homes,” the statement said. In a post on X, also this Monday, the president of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, called for the United States and Israel to be held responsible for attacks carried out against an Iranian school and hospital. The bombings cited by Pezeshkian were against a girls’ school in the south of the country, which left 168 people dead on Saturday (28th), and against a hospital in Tehran, the country’s capital, on Sunday (1st). Neither the US nor Israel, however, confirms they are responsible for either. “An attack on a hospital is an attack on life, and an attack on a school is an attack on the future of a nation. Attacking patients and children is a clear violation of all humanitarian principles and the world must condemn it. I express my solidarity with the bereaved nation; the Islamic Republic of Iran will not remain silent or surrender in the face of such crimes,” the Iranian president wrote. Strait of Hormuz: war in the Middle East puts vital global oil route at risk; get to know Conflict should still last at least 5 weeks In his speech this Monday, Trump defended his offensive in Iran. He said that the attacks were “our last and best chance to eliminate the threat of the Iranian regime” and that the conflict should last “four or five weeks or more”. In his first public speech about the conflict, Trump also stated that his objective is to destroy missiles, dismantle the Iranian Navy and stop the Middle Eastern country’s “nuclear ambitions” and the Iranian government’s financing of terrorist groups. The North American also indicated that he was not willing to return to dialogue with Tehran — the USA and Iran had been negotiating to sign an agreement on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons. Conflict between the USA, Israel and Iran escalates after the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “You can’t deal with these people,” Trump said during a ceremony to award medals to veterans of the Vietnam and Afghanistan wars, at the White House. The speech took place at an event to award medals of honor to soldiers killed in the conflict. To date, four soldiers have had their deaths confirmed by the US Armed Forces. Another 18 soldiers are seriously injured after Iranian retaliatory attacks, according to the CNN International network. Trump reiterated arguments that Iran was trying to rebuild its nuclear program and said the country was “rapidly and dramatically” expanding its missile program, which posed a colossal threat to the United States, US military bases in the Middle East and Europe. The US president reiterated that he was “very happy to have overturned the horrible nuclear deal” made by former president Barack Obama with the Iranians. Trump said the war was “our last and best chance to attack and eliminate the intolerable threat posed by Iran.” “We eliminated the leadership [iraniana] in 1 hour”, he added. US President Donald Trump during a medal ceremony for war veterans at the White House, on March 2, 2026. Jonathan Ernst/ Reuters According to him, the US is destroying Iran’s missile capabilities, both those already made and the production of new missiles, and has sunk at least 10 Iranian ships. Trump stated that the objectives of the war are: “To ensure that Iran never has a nuclear weapon” “To ensure that the Iranian regime does not get more funding for terrorist groups in the Middle East” “We thought we had an agreement, then they backed out. Again, we thought we had made a deal, and they backed out again. We’ll say enough at one point,” he said. Earlier, Trump told CNN International that the “big wave of attacks on Iran is yet to come.” INFOGRAPHIC – Map shows locations of attacks in Iran and retaliation. Arte/g1

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