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In many ways, the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran and the war in Gaza that preceded it seem transformative. After decades of shadow warfare, Iran and Israel have now attacked each other's homelands directly. And Israel and the United States have joined forces in a genuinely novel way to wage war against Iran. The Islamic Republic has lost its supreme leader of 36 years and much of its defense infrastructure. The Gulf states, once largely able to stay out of harm's way, have seen their energy facilities, airports, and hotels go up in flames. Hezbollah has dragged Lebanon, which was just starting...
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There was a backup plan for getting oil out of the Middle East. We may need another one. On July 20, the Iran-backed Yemeni rebel movement known as the Houthis declared a “blockade” against their long-time enemy Saudi Arabia, and a short time later attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea. Shortly afterward, […]
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Fears are growing the fighting could spiral into a wider regional war.
Read at NewsNation →Iran fired multiple ballistic missiles at a U.S. base in the Middle East on Tuesday evening, in what U.S. Central Command (Centcom) called an attempted surprise attack. It was the first publicly disclosed attack on U.S. service members in the region since President Trump ordered a halt on attacks against Iran last week. The missiles,…
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In many ways, the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran and the war in Gaza that preceded it seem transformative. After decades of shadow warfare, Iran and Israel have now attacked each other's homelands directly. And Israel and the United States have joined forces in a genuinely novel way to wage war against Iran. The Islamic Republic has lost its supreme leader of 36 years and much of its defense infrastructure. The Gulf states, once largely able to stay out of harm's way, have seen their energy facilities, airports, and hotels go up in flames. Hezbollah has dragged Lebanon, which was just starting...
Read at RealClearPolitics - Homepage →A Qatari-flagged tanker carrying liquefied natural gas through the Strait of Hormuz was reportedly struck by a missile Saturday, while US embassies in the region began urging Americans to leave the Middle East. The Gaslog Shanghai LNG ship sustained damage to its engine room, rendering it inoperable off the Omani coast, Bloomberg reported, citing security...
Read at New York Post →Saudi Arabia has accused Iran-backed militias operating from Iraq of launching a drone attack against critical oil infrastructure, marking another dangerous escalation in the Middle East and raising concerns about global energy security. The post Saudi Arabia Accuses Iran-Backed Militias of Drone Attack on Abqaiq Oil Refinery as Middle East Tensions Escalate appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
Read at The Gateway Pundit →The top intelligence official resigned because there was no “imminent threat” from Iran and blamed Israel for starting the war.
Read at Reason.com →Israel launched airstrikes against the world’s largest natural gas field in Iran, signalling an escalation of its targeting of energy infrastructure. Videos shared on social media showed the South Pars natural gas field in southern Iran engulfed in flames. Iranian state media confirmed the strike, saying firefighters were working to extinguish the flames. Around the […]
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