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Middle East crisis live: ‘Go get your own oil,’ Trump tells allies in angry outburst
The Guardian World News2 hours ago
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HIGHThreat Assessment
The article reports multiple concurrent, hostile actions across the Middle East — missile and drone barrages intercepted over Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, an Iranian strike that set ablaze a Kuwaiti oil tanker off Dubai, Israeli combat deaths and strikes in/against Tehran and Beirut, and the killing of UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon. These events indicate multi-front kinetic escalation involving state actors and proxies with direct implications for regional stability, energy security, and the risk of wider interstate confrontation.
Summary
The US president made the remarks on social media and said other countries, ‘like the UK’, need to learn how to fight for themselvesSaudi Arabia’s defence ministry has said it has intercepted and destroyed ten drones over the past hours, and eight missiles launched towards the Riyadh area and the country’s eastern region.Early this morning Kuwait said its air defences were responding to hostile missile and drone attacks. Neither Saudi Arabia nor Kuwait said where the drones or missiles came from.Iran attacked and set ablaze a fully loaded crude oil tanker off Dubai. Local authorities later said response teams contained the incident with no oil leakage and that no injuries had been reportedDonald Trump warned that the US would obliterate Iran’s energy plants and oil wells if it did not open the strait of Hormuz.The Israeli military said four soldiers had been killed in combat in southern Lebanon, where its forces are clashing with Iran-backed Hezbollah.Two giant Chinese container ships have sailed through the strait of Hormuz on their second attempt to leave the Gulf after turning back on Friday, ship-tracking data shows. The transit signals a diplomatic breakthrough between Beijing and Tehran as Iran widens its list of approved nations for transiting the vital route, Lloyd’s List reported.Indonesia’s foreign minister called for an emergency UN security council meeting and a thorough investigation” into a “heinous attack” after three UN peacekeepers from Indonesia were killed in southern Lebanon.Blasts were heard in Tehran and power cuts hit some areas of the capital, Iranian media reported on Tuesday. Israel earlier carried out missile strikes on what it called military infrastructure in Tehran and infrastructure used by Hezbollah in Beirut.Japan and Indonesia agreed to step up coordination on energy security, Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi said on Tuesday.Two Iranian missile launches targeted central Israel, Israeli media reported, with the emergency service saying it
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Countries & Regions
United StatesDonald Trump (US President)United KingdomSaudi ArabiaKuwaitUnited Arab Emirates (Dubai)IranIsraelHezbollahLebanonUnited Nations (UN peacekeepers, Indonesia contingent)IndonesiaChinaJapan
Weapons & Military
dronesmissilesballistic missilesair strikesnaval/ship attack (tanker strike, likely via drone/missile)
Threat Indicators
military action
nuclear threat
cyber warfare
terrorism
Key Phrases
"Multi-domain, multi-front hostilities: strikes/interceptions reported across Gulf, UAE, Iran and Lebanon point to synchronized or cascading operations and proxy activity.""Energy and maritime security at risk: attack on a fully loaded oil tanker and transits through the Strait of Hormuz threaten global oil flows and could prompt further military protection of shipping.""Direct threats and reprisals between major actors: public US threats to Iran’s energy infrastructure and reported strikes on Tehran raise risk of major escalation and retaliation.""Destabilization in Lebanon: deaths of UN peacekeepers and ongoing Israel–Hezbollah fighting increase risk of expanded ground conflict and international involvement.""Air defence engagements and intercepted ballistic/drones demonstrate active kinetic campaign and the use of lower-cost, high-impact delivery systems that can proliferate conflict rapidly."