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Middle East war: Escalation of conflict appears imminent as Trump threatens to ‘obliterate’ Iran

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  • The United States and Iran appear poised to reignite a conflict which has already killed thousands and damaged the global economy.
  • Control over the Strait of Hormuz, a shipping passage vital for the global supply of crude oil, has remained a sticking point for both the US and Iran.
  • Houthi strikes on the Saudi East-West Crude Oil Pipeline also disrupted the transport of oil across the country and has sent fuel prices across the globe skyrocketing.

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The United States and Iran appear poised to reignite a conflict which has already killed thousands and damaged the global economy.

“My question is when, and if, I will blow up all of Iran, and they had better behave themselves,” Trump told Fox News on Sunday, local time.

His comments come after Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya military headquarters claimed to have gathered information which points towards the US getting the “green light from some regional countries, to resume actions against (Iran).

Control over the Strait of Hormuz, a shipping passage vital for the global supply of crude oil, has remained a sticking point for both the US and Iran.

The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen gained ground in the nearby Bab al-Mandab Strait following the attacks, severely limiting Saudi Arabia’s ability distribute its large oil resources across the world.

Houthi strikes on the Saudi East-West Crude Oil Pipeline also disrupted the transport of oil across the country and has sent fuel prices across the globe skyrocketing.

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