US EditionIran War Spreads with Strikes Across the Middle East and Beyond
US and Israeli strikes triggered regional clashes, including Hezbollah's attacks and an Iranian drone strike on a UK base, with energy infrastructure disrupted, officials said.
- On Monday, the US and Israeli campaign spread across the Middle East, with Lebanon's Hezbollah entering the fighting and a British air base in Cyprus targeted, AFP reported.
- After the killing of Iran's supreme leader, weeks of domestic unrest in Iran and a two-day interval after US–Iran nuclear talks preceded the conflict.
- Operational reports detail both aircraft losses and maritime attacks as three US F-15e Strike Eagle jets were downed by Kuwaiti air defences while three ships were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday.
- Flights through regional hub airports were cancelled, Lebanese authorities said at least 31 people died in strikes, and families fled Sidon on packed roads with mattresses tied to their roofs.
- With energy markets already strained, Gulf monarchies faced shocks as a Saudi oil refinery burned, Qatar LNG production halted, and President Donald Trump vowed attacks could last four to five weeks.
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A war with no winners: The costs of US-Israeli aggression on Iran – European Council on Foreign Relations
Cover image: picture alliance / Middle East Images | Fariba In the early hours of Saturday morning, joint American and Israeli strikes fell on Iran. By daybreak, the Middle East had erupted into a new war. Iran was swift to launch retaliatory strikes, attacking Israel and US bases and non-military targets in the Gulf. The conflict has already killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, top military officials and hundreds of civilians. Lebanon an…
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Iran war spreads with strikes across Middle East and beyond
US-Israel war on Iran expands beyond Middle East
The US-Israel war with Iran expanded across — and beyond — the Middle East. Israel struck targets in Lebanon, after Hezbollah launched rockets in retaliation over the death of Iran’s supreme leader, while explosions were reported in major Gulf cities, and three ships in the Strait of Hormuz were hit by apparent Iranian fire. A drone exploded at a British air base after the UK said US forces could use British facilities. All this while attacks on…
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