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US-Iran Tensions Escalate Amid Global Oil Surge | Cork News
Explosions rocked northern Iraq near a U.S. military base just hours after Washington announced its latest strikes on Iran—escalating tensions in the region as oil prices surge past $100 a barrel. At least seven blasts shook Irbil, with smoke rising as Iran reports four dead and nine wounded. Bahrain sounded sirens twice amid fears of incoming fire, while Yemen’s Houthis claim responsibility for attacks on Saudi tankers and threaten to disrupt the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Iraq’s prime minister rushed to Tehran to urge peace, vowing Iraqi soil won’t be used for attacks. Meanwhile, Trump warns of…
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