War with Iran, US-Israel attacks trigger retaliation across Middle East, Trump warning | CNN

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*• Strikes target leadership: *US President Donald Trump said Iran’s air force and navy had been “knocked out” and that strikes targeted Iranian leadership. Israel struck a compound belonging to a group responsible for electing Iran’s next supreme leader, an Israeli source told CNN.

*• Embassies impacted: *All personnel are accounted for after a drone hit the grounds of the US consulate in Dubai. The US has closed embassies in three countries and warned Americans to leave the region.

• Scramble to evacuate: The United Arab Emirates said it opened safe air corridors with its neighbors as countries rush to evacuate stranded nationals, with

regional travel paralyzed.

• Oil trade rocked: Trump ordered US “insurance and guarantees” for ships traveling through the Gulf and suggested the navy would escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz “if necessary.” The price of gasoline in the US had its largest one-day increase since 2005 as the war threatens the global economy.