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Tehran claims control of Strait of Hormuz as US and Israel pound Iran and Lebanon

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Fresh missile and drone strikes reported across Iran, Israel and the Gulf.

The US and Israeli bombardment of Iran and Lebanon has continued on Wednesday, with fresh strikes reported on a hotel near Beirut and the Assembly of Experts building in Qom. The death toll has reportedly surpassed 800 across both countries.

US Central Command chief Admiral Brad Cooper said more than 50,000 American troops, some 200 fighter jets, two aircraft carriers, and strategic bombers are involved in the operation.

Tehran launched a fourth consecutive night of retaliatory attacks on Israel and US targets across the region. Strikes were reported on Washington’s consulate in Dubai, a port in Fujairah in the UAE, and the US embassy in Riyadh.



Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar called on foreign governments to sever ties with Iran.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claims it has established full control over the Strait of Hormuz – a chokepoint for roughly a third of global seaborne oil trade. Asian markets plunged as the escalating war rattled investors and fueled fears of major energy disruptions. US President Donald Trump said Washington would ensure maritime traffic in the Persian Gulf “at a very reasonable price,” while French President Emmanuel Macron announced France would reinforce its military posture in the region to protect allies and secure shipping lanes.

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8 COMMENTS

  1. Although Trump ordered navy escorts for tankers through the straits, the dumb yanks can’t re-open the Strait of Hormuz after their billion-dollar radar in Qatar was knocked out – with a single missile
    https://news-pravda.com/world/2026/03/04/2125900.html

    Why would these dumb yanks start a war without a plan to re-open the straits after they were repeatedly told the straits would be closed if the dumb yanks started war?

  2. Dumb tanks… Look how dumb you kiwis are.. your govt has sold your country…
    Mass immigration,
    Extortion at supermarkets and fuel bowser
    Power bills doubling
    Can’t afford housing
    Can’t afford rent.. and your worried about what’s happening on the other side of the planet… Who’s going to save you if China invaded…. Dumb yanks

  3. So the war criminals telling everyone else to back them. As from our pathetic excuse for a government, yeah go f*** yourselves, you child murdering effluent.

  4. So the war criminals telling everyone else to back them. Aside from our pathetic excuse for a government, my response is simple.Yeah go fuck yourselves, you child murdering effluent.

  5. Trump takes Suicide Pill ie ZIONISM…. Hubris driven Satanite Army Stooges pushing in the Greater Isis Ra El Project for Lucifer….

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