Iran War
On Day 15 of the US-Israel war on Iran, American forces struck more than 90 military targets on Kharg Island — the hub for 90% of Iran's crude exports. Tehran responded by threatening to turn US-linked energy facilities across the Middle East to "a pile of ashes."
Iran War
Standfirst: On Day 14 of the US-Israeli war on Iran, Pakistan bombs residential streets in Kabul, a French soldier dies in Iraq, and allied planners in Asia watch in alarm as weapons stockpiles meant to deter China quietly flow west — the Iran conflict is no longer a single theatre. ---
Iran War
Standfirst: A drone shattered windows in a residential tower at Dubai Creek Harbour, oil tankers blazed off the Iraqi coast, and an explosive-laden vessel rammed a tanker near Basra, killing a sailor — as Iran opens a new front against Gulf states that once quietly welcomed it as a financial refuge.