Middle East: Iran targets US bases in retaliatory strikes
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Key Points:
- Iran has launched retaliatory strikes targeting US military bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan following US attacks on Iranian sites after a US Army helicopter crash near the Strait of Hormuz, which the US blamed on Iran.
- US President Donald Trump warned that Iran must "pay the price" for not signing a peace deal, despite earlier suggesting negotiations were nearing completion.
- Amnesty International accused Israel of conducting "ethnic cleansing" against Palestinian Bedouin communities in the occupied West Bank, highlighting forced displacements and state-sponsored settler violence.
- The UN human rights office announced it will send investigators to Lebanon to assess potential violations of international law by all parties since the conflict escalated in March, amid ongoing violence between Israel and Hezbollah.
- China expressed deep concern over the Middle East conflict escalation, urging all parties to exercise restraint and calling for a political and diplomatic resolution, including a total and lasting ceasefire.