Iran-US Conflict Escalates, Oil Prices Soar

0:00Airstrike slammed two bridges and a train station in Iran on Tuesday, while U.S. forces hit military spots on Carg Island for the second time. President Trump laid down a hard deadline, 8 p.m., Washington time for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face total destruction of its power, plants and bridges. That's the key shipping lane for a fifth of the world oil. Meanwhile, Israel struck a petrochemical site in Shiraz and warned Iranians to steer clear of trains, hinting at more rail hits. Iran fired back with ballistic missiles at Saudi Arabia and Israel, forcing Saudi to shut the Kingfog Causeway temporarily. Oil prices spiked above $108 a barrel for Brent Crude, up 50 percent since the war kicked off on February 28. Iranians are on edge, with officials calling on young folks to form human chains around power plants like they've done at nuclear sites before. In Pizestian, claims 14 million people volunteered to fight, including himself.

1:02In Tehran, folks worry about blackouts and chaos pushing them back to the Stone Age, while some regime opponents fear the attacks will just spread. More mess. Casualties mount with over 1900 dead in Iran since the start, plus thousands displaced in Lebanon and dozens elsewhere. World leaders like Francis Foreign Minister and the UN Chief slam Trump's threats as potential war crimes. Even restraints who avoid dragging, the global economy into a spiral. Diplomacy still buzzing through mediators in Pakistan, Egypt and Turkey, with Iran tying the straight reopening to sanctions relief on its oil. Trump left the tiny door open for a breakthrough, but as the deadline ticks down, both sides rhetoric is boiling over. Could be revolutionary wild, or, straight disaster, that's your tababay news today update, AI powered and always on.