TOI Correspondent from Washington: The United States and Iran are on the verge of resuming their shooting match in the Gulf after Teheran attacked UAE with drones and missiles in response to US efforts to militarily escort scores of stranded ships in the Strait of Hormuz under what it called “Project Freedom.”
In a high-stakes gamble that blends humanitarian rhetoric with hard power signaling, US President Donald Trump on Monday initiated a Washington-led move to escort commercial vessels out of the volatile waterway under protective US cover. But the power move was met with residual Iranian firepower as Teheran attacked UAE’s Fujairah province, forcing it to take defensive measures against incoming missiles and drones.
