Kremlin responds to Khamenei speculation, Trump eyes taking Iranian oil hub, Israel invades Lebanon
One person has been killed after a missile hit a car in Abu Dhabi
US President Donald Trump is considering deploying American troops to seize an oil terminal on Iran’s Kharg Island, which processes some 90% of the country’s crude exports, Axios has reported.
Iranian has reponded to US strikes on the island by threatening to target US-linked oil infrastructure in the Persian Gulf.
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Here are the latest developments as RT continues to bring you up to date on the spiraling Middle East conflict:
Israel has launched “limited and targeted ground operations” against Hezbollah strongholds in southern Lebanon, according to the IDF. RT's Steve Sweeny reports from a bombed school in the evacuation zone.
“A missile falling on a civilian vehicle” in Abu Dhabi has reportedly killed one person while Dubai airport was closed after a drone struck an oil storage site.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has responded to speculation that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Motjaba Khameni is being treated in Moscow.
The price of Brent crude has surged to nearly $106 per barrel on Monday amid the continuing Middle East tensions.
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