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The Middle East is in turmoil after [coordination / coordinated] attacks by Israel and the USA on Iran on Saturday. Several Iranian cities, [including / included] the capital Tehran, were bombarded with precision-guided [missile / missiles] as Washington and Jerusalem attempted once and for [every / all] to obliterate Iran's nuclear [capable / capabilities] . US President Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform: "We're going to destroy their missiles and [raise / raze] their missile industry [to / up] the ground." Trump called for the Iranian people to [rise / raise] up and for government forces to surrender. He wrote: "This is the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to [give / take] back their country." The strikes on Tehran killed Iran's leader Ayatollah Khamenei and key [figurines / figures] in Iran's military.

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