US launches new airstrikes against Iran hours after Trump threatens to escalate
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Key context: <p>Iran responds by targeting US-allied Kuwait and Qatar and accusing US of striking near its sole nuclear power plant</p><p>The US has launched new airstrikes against Iran, hours after Donald Trump threatened to escalate the conflict unless Iran stopped attacking ships in the strait of Hormuz.</p><p>Iran, which was burying its former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Thursday, responded by targeting US-allied Kuwait and Qatar and accused the US of striking near its sole nuclear power plant.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/09/iran-trade-strikes-ceasefire-extended-donald-trump">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Iran responds by targeting US-allied Kuwait and Qatar and accusing US of striking near its sole nuclear power plantThe US has launched new airstrikes against Iran, hours after Donald Trump threatened to escalate the conflict unless Iran stopped attacking ships in the strait of Hormuz.Iran, which was burying its former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Thursday, responded by targeting US-allied Kuwait and Qatar and accused the US of striking near its sole nuclear power plant. Continue reading...
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