US says it's destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels

The US military says it's destroyed sixteen Iranian mine-laying vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, a key passage for oil exports, after President Trump has warned Iran against putting mines in the Strait of Hormuz.

We speak to the EU Commissioner for Energy and Housing, Dan Jorgensen and discuss the high prices of energy and the general volatility of energy markets at the moment.

We look at events that led to the death of Father Pierre Al-Rai in southern Lebanon. The Maronite cleric had defied an Israeli order to evacuate saying "The only weapons we carry are peace, love, and prayer." A house in his village of Al-Qlayaa was shelled by an Israeli tank and he was injured and killed.

Presenters: Rob Young and Anne Soy

(Photo: The Galaxy Globe bulk carrier and the Luojiashan tanker sit anchored as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman. Credit: Benoît Tessier/Reuters).