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Isolated and under fire: Iran strikes out as Russia and China stand aside
Perspective:
Wilma Smithers
With its supreme leader killed and its war machine under relentless U.S. pressure, Iran now stands largely alone - its longtime partners Russia and China offering nothing more than diplomatic condemnations and expressions of concern. Tehran has responded to the U.S. and Israeli attacks by widening the conflict beyond
Macron orders France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to the Mediterranean
Perspective:
Wilma Smithers
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday ordered France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to move from the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean to help protect allied assets during the war in the Middle East. Macron said the Charles de Gaulle carrier will be escorted by frigates and its air wing.
Global Economy Is Facing the Prospect of Another Profound Shock
Perspective:
Professor Milo
In the most hopeful scenario for the global economy, the latest war in the Middle East ends within a few weeks. The region continues to produce oil and gas. Shipping resumes in the Strait of Hormuz, preventing a shock to the world’s energy supplies. Fear of inflation subsides. But in a more realistic scenerio, the stock market will plunge and the conflict will reach out across the region and may last months or years.
'Paranoid' Pentagon officials are secretly panicking
Perspective:
Dr. Liora Vega
Pentagon officials are worried about Donald Trump’s Iran strikes spiraling out of control if they stick to his timeline. While the president boasts that the strikes could continue for several more weeks, military leaders are sounding the alarm behind the scenes about U.S. air defense stockpiles running out if the fight continues indefinitely.
Israeli strikes rock Tehran as Iran’s counterattacks widen
Perspective:
Dr. Liora Vega
An explosion rocked Iran’s capital Sunday as Israel said it would carry out “non-stop strikes” against its leaders and military. Iran meanwhile fired more missiles at Israel and Gulf Arab states in retaliation for the killing of its supreme leader in the surprise U.S. and Israeli attack that launched the widening war.
US and Israel carrying out strikes against Iran
Perspective:
Wilma Smithers
Explosions have been reported in multiple Iranian cities including the capital Tehran after Israel and the US launched strikes Saturday morning. The US military is planning for several days of attacks, according to two sources. Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian is alive, Iranian state news agency IRNA said citing a source close to the presidency.