After enemy fighting over the strategic Strait of Hormuz scuttled a preliminary agreement, the war in the Middle East expanded to include another key point for the region’s oil supply to the world.
The US military reported that the latest attacks hit targets such as ‘military logistics infrastructure,’ while Iranian state media reported strikes across the country, including Bushehr, where a nuclear power plant is located.
‘A few minutes ago, news sources reported that air defense activity was heard in the west, east, and northeast of Tehran,’ state television announced on the ‘Telegram’ platform.
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As the war approaches the five-month mark, Trump faces significant political pressure ahead of the US midterm elections in November to end a conflict that is unpopular even among some of his supporters.
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