Fears Mount of US and Iran Escalation After Sixth Day of Clashes
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Tehran, Jul 17 (EFE).- Six consecutive nights of U.S. attacks on southern Iran have once again installed fear and uncertainty on the streets of Tehran, where a part of the population fears that the escalation will end up taking the war back to the capital, while others face it with a sense of defiance and calls for revenge.Although the exchange of fire between the parties takes place more than 1,000 kilometers from the Iranian capital, in the so…
The confrontation between the United States and Iran is escalating by the day, yet both countries are simultaneously keeping the option of a diplomatic solution explicitly open. This balancing act is becoming increasingly difficult. The breaking point is approaching, at which the parties will have to make a choice: a full resumption of the war or a return to the negotiating table.
Fears Mount of US and Iran Escalation After Sixth Day of Clashes
By Thibault de VarenneSept nights in a row. The U.S. Central Command hit Iran for the seventh consecutive night, according to its own press reports relayed by the TASS agency, for surveillance sites, underground depots and maritime capabilities. In 24 hours, only three ships crossed the Strait of Ormuz, through which one fifth of the world's oil was transported. Brent's barrel went back over $88, a first since mid-June. And in Moscow, on the sam…
Seven days after the cease-fire collapse, the US and Iran exchange almost daily attacks in the Gulf and oil Brent continues to rise. Trump threatens civilian infrastructure while Tehran warns that it can extend the blockade to Bab-el-Mandeb. Israel is in readiness. Analysts point to war of wear as more likely scenario, but total escalation is not excluded.
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