Israel & US Strike Iran, Retaliation Ensues

0:00It's April 6th. This is Europe News Today, European news powered by AI. Israel and the United States launched a series of airstrikes on Iran early Monday, killing more than 25 people across several cities. Iran hid back with missiles targeting Israel and its Gulf neighbors. Right as President Trump's deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz was, closing in. Explosions lit up Tehran overnight, with jets roaring low over the capital and smoke rising near Azadi Square after a strike on Sharif University. Grounds. Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates fired up their defenses to knock down incoming Iranian missiles and drones while the Strait blockade has slashed. Shipping traffic by over 90 percent. In Haifa, Israel, two people died in the rubble of a residential building from an Iranian missile and rescuers were still searching for two more amid fresh attacks. Several energy prices have spiked hard because a fifth of the world's oil flows through that strait in normal times, putting pressure on everyone from consumers to leaders.

1:05Trump warned Iran that if the strait stays shut, Tuesday hits power plants and bridges, threatening to send the country back to the Stone Ages. Iran's leaders called the threats reckless war crimes, but they've let some neutral ships pass after payments blocking US and Israeli allies. Completely. Russia is still in play too, with Oman hosting talks between Iranian and Omani officials and Egypt's foreign minister linking up with US, Iranian, Turkish, and Pakistani counterparts. Russia joined the Chatter as strikes racked up more deaths near Tehran and in places like Kome and Eslam Shah, leaving the region on edge for what's next.