WORLD WAR 3 LOOMS! IRAN BOMBS US BASES, SLAMS SHUT STRAIT OF HORMUZ AS MIDDLE EAST EXPLODES
GREATRIBUNETVNEWS–THE Middle East is on edge as Iran and the United States exchanged ferocious missile and drone strikes on Sunday, with Tehran launching fresh attacks on US military facilities and shutting down the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
Heavy missiles, deadly drones rain on UAE, Qatar – Tehran flexes muscle over world’s oil lifeline as US-Iran fire-for-fire escalates
Oil shock loading… Global tension at boiling point!
ATTACKS SPREAD TO UAE AND QATAR
“The attacks extended to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which had not been targeted since early May, and Qatar, a mediator in ceasefire talks that had not come under attack since April.”
KEY ISSUES WITH FULL QUOTATIONS:
1. THE EXPLOSIVE HEADLINE :
“Middle East war: Iran launches fresh attacks on US bases, shuts Hormuz”
2. THE DIRECT CLASH :
“United States and Iranian forces have exchanged heavy missile and drone assaults, with Tehran targeting U.S. facilities in states across the Middle East.”
3. IRAN’S STRATEGIC MOTIVE:
“The strikes on Sunday were the latest in a cycle of attacks and counter-attacks as Iran seeks to assert control over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.”
The renewed violence casts further doubt on the future of an interim U.S.-Iranian agreement signed in June that aimed to reopen the strait and end the war after a further 60 days of negotiations.
In the past week, U.S. President Donald Trump said he considers the ceasefire over, while leaving the door open to more talks.
The war that began with U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran on February 28 has destabilised the Middle East, while Iran’s effective blockade of the strait has driven energy prices higher, fuelling global inflation.
Higher prices, especially for gasoline, are politically sensitive for Trump ahead of November’s congressional elections.
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