Middle East War: Tensions Rise as US, Israel Pound Iran

0:00From across Europe, powered by AI, this is Europe News Today. I'm Cory with the story. Top diplomats from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, and Pakistan, kicked off talks in Islamabad to try ending the Middle East conflict, but progress looks. Slim with Israel and the U.S. pounding Iran, while Tehran fires back missiles and drones across the region. Pakistan's Prime Minister held deep talks with Iran's President on cooling hostilities, yet the U.S. and Israel skipped the meeting entirely, as strikes. Keep lighting up the skies from Tehran to the Gulf States. This month-long war, sparked by U.S. and Israeli hits on Iran, has already claimed more than 3,000 lives and its rattling global oil and gas. Markets with Iran squeezing the strait of Hormuz. And Israeli soldier died in southern Lebanon fighting, pushing the toll to five since clashes reignited on March 2nd, while Hathi rebels in Yemen. Launched missiles at Israeli sites, raising fears of wider shipping chaos through the Bob

1:00El Mandev Strait. Air defenses down Iranian projectiles over Saudi Arabia and Kuwait on Sunday, explosions rocks Tehran, and experts warn Houthi attacks on vessels. Could spike oil prices and snag U.S. carrier deployments like the Gerald R. Ford, leaving the region on a tense knife edge.