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Targets expanded during the 11th wave of bombing in Iran: “The nuclear stronghold is next,” Trump says
Today's sortie by US fighter aircraft was shorter in duration but covered a wider geographic area. Oil prices continue to rise, with Brent now reaching $92 per barrel, and there are no visible signs of de-escalation
Houthis open a second war front: Threat of a Saudi Arabia blockade brings new risk to oil
Yemen's Houthi movement has declared a naval blockade of Saudi ports, warning tankers to stay away as Riyadh weighs how to respond to a group it fought to a costly stalemate over nearly a decade
Middle East on the brink of new war as US President threatens sustained bombing campaign, Iran vows to strike US targets
US forces have carried out a fourth straight night of strikes near the Strait of Hormuz as a renewed naval blockade takes hold, while Tehran fires missiles and drones at American allies across the Gulf
UAE condemns Iranian tanker strikes as “clear violation of international law” amid third night of US attacks on Iran
A fire broke out on the two ships but was brought under control - Washington says the strikes are curbing Iran's ability to target "innocent civilians and commercial vessels" in the Strait of Hormuz, after President Donald Trump vowed Tehran would be hit hard
Tensions flare in the Middle East: US strikes 90 targets in Iran, Trump says “I don’t know if they are worthy of a deal”
Tehran responds with strikes on US bases in Kuwait & Bahrain - Ghalibaf warns over the Strait of Hormuz, while Trump leaves open the possibility of further, harsher strikes
Trump’s Iran rupture rattles markets as stocks slide, oil jumps more than 5.5% and bond yields surge
Renewed Middle East tensions, US strikes on Iran and Trump’s trade threat against Spain trigger a sharp sell-off across global markets
New Middle East flare-up: U.S. strikes 80 Iranian targets as air raid sirens sound in Bahrain and Kuwait
CENTCOM said it struck Iranian air defence systems, missile assets and Revolutionary Guard vessels, while Tehran claimed it retaliated by targeting dozens of U.S. military facilities across Gulf states
