Iran Retaliates Beyond Gulf Wartime Defenses, Bombs Gulf Economic Hubs and Data Centers

Iran expanded its targeting to include economic and technological infrastructure of Gulf states.

The Dubai International Financial Centre was struck, causing minor damage to a building housing major banks.

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Amazon data centers in the UAE and Bahrain were also hit.

A missile struck a building housing Iran's state-owned Sepah Bank in Tehran.

Infobae reported Tehran's strategy threatens the Gulf's position as a global trade nerve center.

Iran intensified efforts to bottleneck critical energy and trade routes.

The Red Sea was closed between the Gulf of Aden and Suez Canal after Houthi rebels fired missiles at ports.

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20% of global energy supplies transit the Strait of Hormuz, closed by Iran for over two weeks.

Markets reacted to the escalating disruption.

The US-Israeli campaign has steadily destroyed Iran's ability to use drone and missile attacks.

Israeli intelligence assessed Iran's new supreme leader was wounded at the start of the war.

“Jon Gambrell, Associated PressJon Gambrell, Associated Press Sam Mednick, Associated PressSam Mednick, Associated Press David Rising, Associated PressDavid Rising, Associated Press Leave your feedback DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran fired on commercial ships Wednesday and targeted Dubai International Airport, escalating a campaign of bottling up the oil-rich Persian Gulf as global energy concerns mounted and American and Israeli airstrikes pounded the Islamic Republic”

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Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen since becoming supreme leader.

The conflict operates at the intersection of local rivalries and global great power competition.