Summary:
- Two bases come under fresh missile attack in Kuwait, Fars and Reuters report. Iran state media says retaliation for night US attack on Qeshm Island.
- Explosions & air raid sirens also being reported in Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Bahrain. It seems that war is popping off once again.
- rump insists reports that Iran & US have not been talking for days is ‘fake news’; Rubio also tells Congress talks are ongoing, despite fresh Iranian denials, and even claims the nuclear file is part of it.
- Washington has seen the Lebanon partial truce as opportunity enough to press forward on broader talks, with Trump saying he expects a broader Iran deal “over the next week”.
- But Fars denies this Tuesday: “exchange of messages between Iran & the US has been stopped for at least a few days” on MOU.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/hezbollah-idf-trade-fire-amid-nominal-ceasefire-trump-says-iran-deal-coming-over-next
Despite negotiations, Israel continues to strike southern Lebanon with a massive airstrike
At the same time, not a single ship has passed through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran announced the breakdown of negotiations with the US
Are we going to see a major escalation soon?
https://x.com/MyLordBebo/status/2061844213340258722
U.S., Partner Forces Defend Against Aggressive Iranian Behavior (CENTCOM)
https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2061954682507911314
Hellfire missile strikes engine room — Don’t test the U.S. Navy. (CENTCOM)
https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2061913458396844123