(LIVE BLOG) OPERATION EPIC FURY/ROARING LION IN IRAN, DAY 12
Following our previous reporti ng ( link ), the operation by US and Israeli forces on Iran on Wednesday went into its eleventh da y. Three vessels have been struck in the Gulf. A container ship that was in the Strait, the other two were in the anchorage off the UAE, one of them Greek. In the UK, PM Starmer has finally managed to dispatch HMS Dragon to Cyprus ( link ). Greek City Times explains military readiness for the defense of Cyprus ( link ). Turkey, not content with six F-16s deployed on the Turkish occupied part of Cyprus, is also sending surface-to-air missiles ( link ). Aramco has opened up a pipeline across the Arabian peninsula to the Red Sea, they haven't used in ages ( link ). That should bring oil down another dollar or so. Present rate: USD 84. Yesterday it was USD 80, but that was before the media swept in.
