Trump weighs new strikes against Iran

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The reported threat of further U.S. military action against Iran is the most consequential developing international story because it risks widening an active conflict across the Middle East and disrupting regional security and energy routes. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps separately claimed it had downed two U.S. reconnaissance drones over Qeshm Island, though that claim was attributed to Iranian state media and was not independently verified in the available reports.[1] The developments follow major U.S. political upheaval after midterm elections, with the war also generating pressure on U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.[2]

Sources: Anadolu Agency, Euronews, The Straits Times