Trump’s war with Iran has moved from regional to global.
Fighting broke out all over the Gulf in week one. This weekend, attacks reached Baghdad, Oslo, and a sidewalk outside the New York City mayor’s home, where an IED was thrown into a crowd during Ramadan.
Four days ago, the United States called Volodymyr Zelenskyy and asked for help. Iranian drones were attacking American bases in Jordan, and Ukraine has spent three years learning how to stop them. He said yes and had a team wheels up the next morning.
NPR published video on their website this weekend showing what weapons experts identified as an American Tomahawk cruise missile hitting the school compound in Minab where 175 students and staff died on day one. Oil posted its biggest weekly gain in futures history, up 35%, which Trump posted online “is a very small price to pay.”
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Source: The Hill
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Source: WNYW New York
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Source: France 24
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Source: The Associated Press
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Source: The Washington Post
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Ukraine sends drone defense experts to protect US military bases in Jordan after American request Thursday, Zelenskyy tells New York Times.
Source: Reuters
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Source: NPR
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Source: UPI
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Source: CNBC
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Source: ABC News
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Source: NBC News
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Source: CBS News
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Source: The Associated Press
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Source: NOTUS
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Source: The Tennessee Lookout
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