Iran’s navy says US forces struck the Konarak naval base on Iran’s south-east coast (Gulf of Oman) early Monday, 19 Oct, with “two light projectiles”, wounding two Iranian soldiers. Al Jazeera relayed the claim. There is no independent confirmation yet, and the US military had not commented at the time of this video. If true, it would be the first reported US strike inside Iran since early September. It came on the same day a report (The New Arab, anonymous sources) said a USรขย”Iran deal could be announced this week. Also on 19 Oct, the Financial Times reported that some Iranian hardliners now say “the time for nuclear weapons has come”. The FT adds there is no indication Iran has decided to acquire nuclear weapons. The market so far: Brent oil is up less than 1%, and it was already ris
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