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Two deaths, Hormuz burns

Trump escalates Iran war as Gulf strikes wreck ceasefire and oil fears return

The Gulf crisis has moved from contained retaliation to a widening regional exchange, with US deaths in Jordan, American strikes inside Iran and Iranian attacks on Gulf states. Elsewhere, political credibility buckled in Europe, Chinese AI rattled Wall Street, climate extremes disrupted daily life and a lettuce recall exposed familiar weaknesses in food safety.

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US bombs Iran's Revolutionary Guard for eighth night after Jordan attack kills two troops, Iran hits… · Pollar