The Middle East is turmoil after coordinated attacks Israel and the USA Iran on Saturday. Several Iranian cities, including the capital Tehran, were bombarded precision-guided missiles as Washington and Jerusalem attempted once and all to obliterate Iran's nuclear capabilities. US President Trump wrote his Truth Social platform: "We're going to destroy their missiles and raze their missile industry the ground." Trump called the Iranian people to rise up and for government forces to surrender. He wrote: "This is the single greatest chance the Iranian people to take back their country." The strikes Tehran killed Iran's leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and key figures in Iran's military.
Iran immediately retaliated launching missiles and drones its neighbours, including the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it had struck Israeli and US military targets the Middle East. It warned: "This operation will continue relentlessly until the enemy is decisively defeated." There are fears this escalation will create turmoil the globe. A quarter the world's oil and a third of its liquefied natural gas travel the strategic Strait Hormuz waterway, which Iran could close. This would cause sky-high oil prices and inflation worldwide. Experts warn there could be a major refugee crisis if the conflict spirals of control.
