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U.S. Strikes Iran Again as War Widens to Egypt · GNN Daily Breaking News

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  Speaker 1: The war between the United States and Iran has entered
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  Speaker 1: a dangerous new phase. For the thirteenth consecutive night, American
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  Speaker 1: forces carried out strikes deep inside Iran, targeting bridges, surveillance sites,
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  Speaker 1: underground weapons depots, and maritime infrastructure. One of the most
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  Speaker 1: dramatic blows came at a major Iranian port, where a
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  Speaker 1: towering structure collapsed under the bombardment. But the conflict is
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  Speaker 1: no longer confined to Iran's borders. Fighting has now spilled
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  Speaker 1: into Egypt's Red Sea coast, with strikes reported near port
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  Speaker 1: facilities that serve as vital arteries for global shipping. The
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  Speaker 1: expansion into Egyptian territory underscores how quickly this war is widening,
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  Speaker 1: pulling in new fronts and threatening the stability of the
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  Speaker 1: broader Middle East. US warships also enforced their blockade of
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  Speaker 1: Iranian ports, disabling a merchant vessel in the Gulf of
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  Speaker 1: Oman after repeated attempts to break through. Iran responded defiantly,
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  Speaker 1: vowing to keep the Strait of Hormas closed until what
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  Speaker 1: it calls American aggression ends. Tehran has already launched attacks
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  Speaker 1: on US targets in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain, signaling its
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  Speaker 1: determination to spread the battlefield across the region. The ripple
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  Speaker 1: effects are immediate. Oil prices have surged past one hundred
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  Speaker 1: dollars a barrel as trader's brace for prolonged disruptions in
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  Speaker 1: two of the world's most critical energy choke points, the
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  Speaker 1: Strait of Hormas and Bab Almandeb. Saudi Arabia meanwhile struck
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  Speaker 1: the Yemeni port city of Hodata after who Tee rebels
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  Speaker 1: attacked Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, adding yet
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  Speaker 1: another layer of volatility. Diplomatically, the fallout is severe. US
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  Speaker 1: embassies across the region are warning citizens that evacuation options
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  Speaker 1: may soon be limited. Iran's Revolutionary Guard is advising residents
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  Speaker 1: of neighboring countries to avoid bases hosting American troops, a
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  Speaker 1: chilling remind finder of how quickly civilians can be caught
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  Speaker 1: in the crossfire. What began as a confrontation over Iran's
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  Speaker 1: regional ambitions has now become a multi front war with
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  Speaker 1: no clear off ramp. The strikes on Egypt's coast market
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  Speaker 1: turning point. The conflict is no longer about isolated clashes
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  Speaker 1: in the Gulf but about control of global shipping lanes,
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  Speaker 1: energy markets, and the geopolitical balance of the Middle East.
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  Speaker 1: The widening war raises urgent questions. Can Washington contain escalation
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  Speaker 1: while maintaining pressure on Tehran, Will regional powers like Egypt
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  Speaker 1: and Saudi Arabia be drawn deeper into the fight, And
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  Speaker 1: how long can global markets withstand the strain of disrupted
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  Speaker 1: oil flows and threatened trade routes. For now, the only
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  Speaker 1: certainty is uncertainty. The war is spreading, the stakes are rising,
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  Speaker 1: and the world is watching as the US and Iran
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  Speaker 1: push the Middle East closer to a crisis that could
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  Speaker 1: reshape global security and commerce for years to cut