Middle East crisis live: Tehran warns Trump over strait of Hormuz threat; Netanyahu suggests Israel helped rescue downed US crew member
The Guardian • • nation
Key Points:
- Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf condemned Donald Trump’s threats to target Iranian energy and transport infrastructure, accusing him of being misled by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- Over the weekend, Iran launched drone and missile strikes on petrochemical facilities in Kuwait, Bahrain, and the UAE, and claimed to have hit an Israeli-linked vessel in Dubai, demonstrating its ongoing capability to inflict damage despite US-Israeli attacks.
- The US rescued the second crew member of a downed F-15E fighter jet in Iran after a two-day search, with Trump acknowledging the operation and reportedly thanking Israel for its assistance.
- Trump faced sharp criticism from US politicians, including former ally Marjorie Taylor Greene and Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer, who condemned his rhetoric as reckless and damaging to US credibility and alliances.
- Israeli missile attacks in Lebanon killed at least 15 people, while an Iranian missile strike on a residential building in Haifa killed two and injured several others, with ongoing rescue efforts underway.
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