Latest attacks come as US allies rebuff Trump's calls to help secure the Strait of Hormuz and global oil crisis deepens
US Embassy hit: A blast has been heard close to the US Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, as videos geolocated by CNN appear to show air defense systems engaging a projectile around 600 meters from the compound. The embassy previously came under attack on Saturday.
• Iran official targeted: Israel targeted Ali Larijani, the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, in a strike in Tehran on Monday, according to a source familiar with the matter.
• Regional strikes: Israel says it has started a “wide scale wave” of strikes on “regime infrastructure” in Tehran and Hezbollah targets in Beirut. Meanwhile, Abu Dhabi has suspended operations at a gas field after a drone attack, and a tanker reported being struck by an “unknown projectile” near a UAE oil port.
• Strait of Hormuz: NATO allies have decided against expanding naval operations around the Strait of Hormuz despite President Donald Trump’s criticism of allies for a lack of support. A senior Iran leader says the waterway “cannot be the same as before.
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