Escalation more than ever!

The conflict again intensified by Iran showing in practice that the US does not dictate when the war ends! It ends when Iran says so. The main events in line with the escalation were as follows.

• Iran fired ballistic missiles in a surprise attack at a US base in Jordan ¹²
• US launched a ~2-hour retaliatory strike wave, targeting IRGC in southern Iran³⁴ as a result killing civilians on Qeshm Island, including a two-year-old child⁵
• Fresh Iranian missiles fired at Jordan on Thursday ³
• One interesting event was that two American ships were hit by drones in Egypt waters. This significantly widens the war fronts. I am monitoring this one closely.
• Diplomatic hopes fading as both sides resume tit-for-tat strikes after brief pause³

Now we are waiting so that either the diplomatic efforts of Pakistan, China, and Qatar, takes us back to compliance with the MoU or not. And the hope as usual is that it would.

Footnotes

1. “Iran launches missiles toward U.S. base in Jordan” ↩

2. “US says it intercepted Iranian ballistic missiles launched towards US” ↩

3. “The US and Iran trade missile barrages as hopes dim for a quick resolution” ↩ ↩² ↩³

4. “US military says latest strikes on Iran last two hours, hitting dozens of targets” ↩

5. “US strikes cause extensive damage on Iran’s Qeshm Island” ↩