Tensions in the Middle East are reaching a boiling point as the Iranian military vows to retaliate against any perceived threat, following a warning from former US President Donald Trump that interference with US operations in the Strait of Hormuz will be met with force. Trump's comments come as a US Navy team is reportedly working to guide trapped ships through the strategic waterway. Meanwhile, in a separate development, Israel has launched a wave of airstrikes against what it claims is Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon, despite a ceasefire brokered in April to facilitate peace talks with Iran. The situation is increasingly volatile, with multiple nations and factions seemingly on a collision course.
Iranian military says it will ‘respond harshly’ to any threat after Trump warns that interference with US operation in Hormuz will be ‘dealt with forcefully’Trump says US navy will ‘guide’ trapped ships from strait of Hormuz amid ‘very positive’ talks with IranThe IDF has said it has begun a wave of airstrikes on what it claimed was Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon, after issuing evacuation warnings for four villages in the south.The ceasefire in Lebanon came into effect on 17 April after the US requested Israel come to the negotiating table with the Lebanese government, in an apparent attempt to ensure peace talks with Iran were not disrupted by the renewed Israeli invasion of Lebanon. Continue reading...
