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Iran
retaliated by launching missiles and drones on its
, including the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it had struck Israeli and US military targets in the Middle East. It warned: "This
will continue relentlessly until the
is decisively defeated." There are fears this
will create turmoil across the
. A quarter of the world's oil and a third of its liquefied
gas travel through the strategic Strait of Hormuz
, which Iran could close. This would cause
-high oil prices and inflation worldwide. Experts warn there could be a major refugee
if the conflict spirals out of control.