US Central Command conducts its seventh consecutive night of raids, attacking maritime and energy infrastructure, civilian targets tantamount to a war-crime though the American military considers them dual-use facilities. 
The latest flareups in fighting has essentially stopped all shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran promising a full-scale offensive response and allied gulf states continue to repel drones and missiles. Israeli ministers announce new illegal settlements in Gaza and the West Bank. Trump threatens Canada with new tariffs over raging forest fires sending “filthy” air into the US.
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