US-Israeli Strikes Assad Oil Refinery, Kill Hundreds; Iran Retaliates

US and Israeli forces carried out coordinated strikes inside Iran, killing at least 201 people according to the Iranian Red Crescent.

“Critical Warning from Yalçın Çelik: The US-Israel-Iran Tension Could Shake Global Balances”

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The deadliest single strike hit a girls' school in Minab, killing at least 153 children and staff.

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The Pentagon confirmed six US service members killed.

Iran retaliated by closing the Strait of Hormuz and launching missile strikes on Israel.

Trump threatened to continue the bombing with ferocious unyielding resolve.

A Reuters/Ipsos poll found only 27% of Americans approved.

Iran's defense ministry threatened no mercy or forgiveness after US-Israeli strikes killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz triggered economic shockwaves.

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Al Jazeera covered this as a consequence of the US-initiated war, while AP framed it as Iranian aggression.

Reuters reported Iran also closed its airspace over the Persian Gulf and attacked Dubai.

Turkey warned the conflict risks shaking global balances.

“Are we in the foothills of World War 3”

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The Diplomat analyzed China's interests as centered on energy security.

The Center for American Progress noted the strikes disrupted a fragile regional equilibrium.

Noahpinion warned the world stood at the foothills of World War 3.