US EditionRubio, Hezbollah and Qatar: Latest Developments in Iran War
US struck over 1,250 Iranian military and naval targets to prevent nuclear weapon development and limit regional proxy threats, escalating conflict across the Gulf and Middle East.
- CENTCOM reported that during the first 48 hours of the war, United States forces struck more than 1,250 targets in Iran.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US attacked after learning Israel was about to strike, warning preemption was needed to avoid higher casualties, saying 'We knew that if we didn't preemptively go after them before they launched those attacks, we would suffer higher casualties'.
- CENTCOM said strikes targeted command-and-control centers, ballistic missile sites, Iranian navy ships and submarines, and anti-ship missile sites, while Qatar's air force shot down two Sukhoi Su-24 bombers.
- Following the Tehran strikes, parts of Golestan Palace were damaged by blast reverberations, while dozens of Iraqis clashed with security forces near the US Embassy in Baghdad for a second day.
- Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned, 'We will also attack oil pipelines and will not allow a single drop of oil to leave the region. Oil price will reach $200 in the coming days', while the head of the UN nuclear agency said no nuclear installations were hit.
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There is no information about an intention to target infrastructure of the Republic of Cyprus, the same sources say
Cypriot authorities appear to have "indications" that the drones targeting the British base in Cyprus were launched by Hezbollah in Lebanon, according to sources cited by Reuters. More...
Reuters: Evidence Points To Hezbollah In Drone Strikes On UK Bases In Cyprus
The unprecedented drone attacks that forced the evacuation of all British military installations in Cyprus are now being linked directly to Lebanon. According to a breaking report from Reuters, mounting evidence indicates that Hezbollah is the source of the strikes targeting the sovereign UK bases in the Eastern Mediterranean. The Mediterranean Front Opens The Reuters report marks a severe escalation in Hezbollah’s operational scope. While the I…
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