Iran war widens: Gulf states set to fire back as Operation Epic Fury sinks Iranian navy

Dubai, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Kuwait City, Bahrain and Jeddah are all under attack as Iran’s desperate regime fires drones and missiles at its neighbours across the Persian Gulf: punishment for hosting American forces as Donald Trump’s Operation Epic Fury continues to pound Iran’s territory and assets, sinking at least half of the Iranian navy fleet alone.  

Dubai, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Kuwait City, Bahrain and Jeddah are all under attack as Iran’s desperate regime fires drones and missiles at its neighbours across the Persian Gulf: punishment for hosting American forces as Donald Trump’s Operation Epic Fury continues to pound Iran’s territory and assets, sinking at least half of the Iranian navy fleet alone.

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Australian mosques, organisations slammed for events honouring ‘martyrdom’ of Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Conflict spreads as Hezbollah weighs in, ‘drone strike’ on British base in Cyprus, new Israeli salvo

Trump says he has fulfilled his promise to the Iranian people, but the rest is up to them

Ayatollah’s son or ‘Iranian Putin’ could step into power

A weakened Iran will have ripple effects across the Middle East

 

Dubai, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Kuwait City, Bahrain and Jeddah are all under attack as Iran&rsquo;s desperate regime fires drones and missiles at its neighbours across the Persian Gulf: punishment for hosting American forces as Donald Trump&rsquo;s Operation Epic Fury continues to pound Iran&rsquo;s territory and assets, sinking at least half of the Iranian navy fleet alone.
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<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/australian-mosques-organisations-hold-events-honouring-martyrdom-of-irans-ayatollah-ali-khamenei/news-story/c88e3f7a1f04d1813743632358d97509">Australian mosques, organisations slammed for events honouring &lsquo;martyrdom&rsquo; of Iran&rsquo;s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei</a>
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/middle-east-live-updates-iran-fires-missiles-at-us-aircraft-carrier-nine-dead-in-israel-as-tehran-vows-to-avenge-khamenei/live-coverage/f59dd60742423b07f1a82960563b7496">Conflict spreads as Hezbollah weighs in, &lsquo;drone strike&rsquo; on British base in Cyprus, new Israeli salvo</a>
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/trump-says-he-has-fulfilled-his-promise-to-the-iranian-people-but-the-rest-is-up-to-them/news-story/18ed3ff563eeae7b98e29a25378bec68">Trump says he has fulfilled his promise to the Iranian people, but the rest is up to them</a>
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/the-times/ayatollahs-son-or-iranian-putin-could-step-into-power/news-story/c0d25e3d84721ecc30f8a44429e103ea">Ayatollah&rsquo;s son or &lsquo;Iranian Putin&rsquo; could step into power</a>
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/a-weakened-iran-will-have-ripple-effects-across-the-middle-east/news-story/e0d3565d2fd70e5e09129d4a4779e2c6">A weakened Iran will have ripple effects across the Middle East</a>
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Why Iran is attacking its Gulf neighbours - and when they’ll fire back

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