Middle East Weekly: US–Iran strikes reopen Hormuz as Mecca pact forms
By Piri ·
US warplanes struck Revolutionary Guards targets near the Strait of Hormuz after projectiles hit two Saudi supertankers, with President Trump warning of heavier attacks. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan launched the Mecca Defense Alliance in Istanbul, while the IAEA remains unable to verify Iran's 440 kg of highly enriched uranium.
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- Hormuz burns, alliances harden
- US strikes IRGC as tankers burn in Hormuz
- Mecca Defense Alliance builds in Istanbul
- IAEA blind on Iran's enriched uranium
- QatarEnergy extends LNG force majeure
- Sharaa names Abdi presidential adviser
- Mladenov warns Gaza at point of no return
- Israel pushes deeper into south Lebanon
- UAE intercepts drone, denies base strike
- MBS hosts Sultan Haitham in Jeddah
- Houthis shell fishing boats off Hanish
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