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Middle East was intact, despite the new increase in violence. On Monday, the US military said it had destroyed six Iranian small boats, as well as cruise missiles and drones, after [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com
escalation but "remains positioned and ready to protect American forces." Iranian state media said the country's armed forces exchanged fire with "the enemy" on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz
Middle East Council on Global Affairs, told Al Jazeera that the previous six weeks had been a boon for Iran in terms of oil revenues, but with the US blockade, that will change. “Iran
recently in the Iranian capital, Tehran, and in 1991 in Kuwait, when oilfields were set ablaze during the Gulf War. And now, it is falling on parts of Russia. Over the past couple of weeks
conflict, while also harming Jewish communities seen as supportive of Israel. Julian Lanchès, of the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism in The Hague, said: “We don’t have any absolute evidence that Iran is involved
Middle East, officials in Pakistan claimed on Thursday, as diplomatic activity gathered fresh momentum after a near breakdown of the current ceasefire earlier this week. Officials on Islamabad said a very basic “interim” deal could