Trump says Iran truce is ‘over’ as US hits 170 targets over two nights – Middle East crisis live
“The strait of Hormuz will be reopened only under Iranian arrangements, not through US threats,” he wrote on X.The fresh strikes came as Iranians prepare to bury their late supreme leader Ali Khamenei in his home town of Mashhad in north-east Iran. The burial follows a multi-day funeral ceremony that attracted millions of mourners across various cities in both Iran and Iraq.Read the full report here:US launches strikes on Iran for a second day after Trump says agreement to end the war is ‘over’Read moreShareUpdated at 03.16 EDT
- ▪“The strait of Hormuz will be reopened only under Iranian arrangements, not through US threats,” he wrote on X.The fresh strikes came as Iranians prepare to bury their late supreme leader Ali Khamenei in his home town of Mashhad in north-ea
- ▪The burial follows a multi-day funeral ceremony that attracted millions of mourners across various cities in both Iran and Iraq.Read the full report here:US launches strikes on Iran for a second day after Trump says agreement to end the war
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03.02 EDTWelcome and summaryHello and welcome to the Guardian’s coverage of the continuing crisis in the Middle East.Iran was pummelled with a volley of missiles for a second consecutive night, with the US military claiming to have struck 170 Iranian targets in the last 48 hours.US Central Command (Centcom) said the intense bombing aimed to “further degrade Iran’s ability to attack commercial shipping and innocent civilian mariners in the strait of Hormuz”.Smoke rises from explosions at an unknown location, following what US Central Command said were strikes on Iranian military targets.
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