US EditionFresh Wave of Israeli Strikes on Iran, Gulf Nations Also Hit
The conflict’s escalation involves drones, missiles, and air strikes causing mass displacement and over 1,200 deaths, with up to 3.2 million displaced inside Iran, UN reports.
- On Friday, Israel's military struck more than 200 targets in western and central Iran, causing powerful explosions that rattled Tehran with black smoke pluming over the capital.
- Since erupting on February 28, the war has cascaded throughout the Middle East, with Iran's Revolutionary Guards warning Friday that any domestic protests will face a stronger response than in January.
- The United Nations estimates up to 3.2 million people have been displaced inside Iran, while one woman in Kermanshah told AFP, "People are desperately trying to withdraw their savings from the banks, as trust in them has vanished."
- Crude oil prices remain above $100 per barrel as the International Energy Agency warns of "the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market" following energy infrastructure attacks in Gulf states.
- Saudi Arabia intercepted dozens of drones on Friday, while two people died from drone debris in Oman and sirens rang out at Turkey's Incirlik airbase, a key NATO facility housing US troops.
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A new wave of strikes hit Iran and the Gulf on Friday, as Israel and Tehran continued to wage a war that has delved the Middle East and the global economy into turmoil. Huge explosions were reported in Tehran in the morning while Israel's military said it had struck more than 200 targets in western and central Iran over the past 24 hours, according to AFP. Since the first Israeli-US attacks on 28 February, the war has rapidly spread across the r…
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Fresh wave of Israeli strikes on Iran, Gulf nations also hit
Fresh strikes rocked Iran and several Gulf countries Friday, as Israel and the Islamic republic unleashed a new wave of attacks in a war that has ignited the Middle East and threatens to torpedo the world economy.
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