Iran attacks Gulf countries following fresh US strikes – Middle East crisis live

The Guardian reports that Iran has launched attacks on several Gulf countries — Jordan, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and the United Arab Emirates — following fresh US strikes, with Tehran saying it is closing the Strait of Hormuz, the vital oil shipping route at the mouth of the Gulf. In a separate development, The Guardian says Lindsey Graham, the longtime US senator from South Carolina and a key ally of Donald Trump, has died from a sudden illness, according to his office. Graham, who had just turned seventy-one and had served in the Senate since two thousand three, was running for re-election in November.

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