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