Trump says Iran truce is ‘over’ as US hits 170 targets over two nights – Middle East crisis live
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Key context: <p>Interim truce looks increasingly precarious as Iran carried out retaliatory strikes on US bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar</p><p>The prime minister of <strong>Qatar</strong>, a country that has played a key role mediating between the US and Iran in recent weeks, held a phone call with the Iranian foreign minister this morning, according to a statement by the Qatari foreign ministry.</p><p>The statement came mere hours after the Iranian military announced it struck a US target in Qatar, with the gulf state alerting its population of an elevated threat level for the first since the start of an April ceasefire between the US and Iran.</p><p>During the call, the latest developments in the military escalation between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran over the past two days were reviewed.</p><p>[The] prime minister expressed the State of Qatar’s <strong>condemnation and rejection of the attacks that targeted commercial ships in the strait of Hormuz</strong> despite the atmosphere of calm and the efforts made to reduce escalation in the region. His excellency stressed that such actions would undermine trust, threaten international maritime security, and <strong>harm efforts to consolidate regional security and stability.”</strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jul/09/iran-us-middle-east-strikes-centcom-bahrain-kuwait-qatar-strait-of-hormuz-latest-news-updates">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Interim truce looks increasingly precarious as Iran carried out retaliatory strikes on US bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and QatarThe prime minister of Qatar, a country that has played a key role mediating between the US and Iran in recent weeks, held a phone call with the Iranian foreign minister this morning, according to a statement by the Qatari foreign ministry.The statement came mere hours after the Iranian military announced it struck a US target in Qatar, with the gulf state alerting its population of an elevated threat level for the first since the start of an April ceasefire between the US and Iran.During the call, the latest developments in the military escalation between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran over the past two days were reviewed.[The] prime minister expressed the State of Qatar’s condemnation and rejection of the attacks that targeted commercial ships in the strait of Hormuz despite the atmosphere of calm and the efforts made to reduce escalation in the region. His excellency stressed that such actions would undermine trust, threaten international maritime security, and harm efforts to consolidate regional security and stability.” Continue reading...
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