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Escalation nel Golfo: nuovi raid Usa sull’Iran, Teheran contrattacca

La crisi in Medio Oriente si aggrava con un nuovo scambio di attacchi tra Stati Uniti e Iran. Nella notte le forze americane hanno condotto ulteriori raid contro obiettivi iraniani, dichiarando di voler ridurre la capacità di Teheran di minacciare il traffico navale nello Stretto di Hormuz.

La risposta iraniana non si è fatta attendere. Il Corpo delle Guardie della Rivoluzione Islamica ha rivendicato il lancio di missili e droni contro basi statunitensi in Giordania, Bahrein e Kuwait, sostenendo inoltre di aver colpito installazioni radar in Oman e alcuni sistemi missilistici americani in Kuwait.

La Giordania ha comunicato di aver intercettato e abbattuto quattro missili entrati nel proprio spazio aereo, senza registrare vittime o danni. Anche il Kuwait ha riferito di aver reagito a bersagli aerei ostili.

L’escalation ha avuto immediate ripercussioni sui mercati energetici. Il petrolio è balzato oltre il 4%, con il Wti salito a 74,66 dollari al barile e il Brent a 79,41 dollari. Secondo Teheran, gli attacchi americani hanno compromesso gli sforzi diplomatici degli ultimi mesi e aumentato il rischio di un ulteriore allargamento del conflitto nella regione.

**VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE** This footage shows explosions near the Israeli-Lebanese border after on Tuesday (01October2024), as Israeli ground troops entered its northern neighbour to continue its fight against Hezbollah. The Israel Defense Forces said the explosions constituted the “destruction of terrorist infrastructure” near the border. In a statement they added: “IDF troops have conducted targeted operations against Hezbollah's combat compounds in southern Lebanon. These operations were conducted in order to dismantle the military capabilities of Hezbollah's Radwan Forces and prevent it from carrying out its October 7th-style ‘Conquer the Galilee’ plan for an invasion into northern Israel. “The soldiers identified and breached underground access points near the border area, exposed extensive weapon caches, assembly areas for terrorist operative operations, and more. During these operations, the troops also collected valuable intelligence and methodically dismantled the weapons and compounds, including underground infrastructure and advanced weaponry of Iranian origin. “The troops also uncovered and destroyed underground infrastructure, struck thousands of targets and hundreds of weapons storage facilities, tons of explosives, and hundreds of living areas for operatives, command centers and more. Some of the weapons were recovered and taken by the soldiers back into Israeli territory.” Where: Lebanon When: 01 Oct 2024 Credit: IDF/Cover Images **EDITORIAL USE ONLY. MATERIALS ONLY TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH EDITORIAL STORY. THE USE OF THESE MATERIALS FOR ADVERTISING, MARKETING OR ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL PURPOSE IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. MATERIAL COPYRIGHT REMAINS WITH STATED SUPPLIER.**