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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jason Burke in Jerusalem and William Christou in Beirut

Iran escalates attacks on infrastructure and transport networks across the Gulf

Smoke billows from a cargo ship
Crew have been evacuated from the Thai-flagged bulk freighter Mayuree Naree after an explosion caused a fire. Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock

Iran dramatically escalated its strategy of striking civilian infrastructure and transport networks across the Gulf on Wednesday, attacking commercial ships and targeting Dubai’s international airport as US and Israeli warplanes launched new waves of strikes on the Islamic Republic.

Senior Iranian officials struck a defiant tone, warning of a long “war of attrition” that would threaten global economic chaos as energy supplies from the region were throttled.

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