00:04Hello and welcome to Global Pulse News. We begin with a dramatic escalation in the Middle East,
00:10where a fully loaded oil tanker was attacked and set ablaze off the coast of Dubai early this
00:15morning. The Kuwait-flagged vessel the Al-Salmi was struck by a drone. Authorities in Dubai have
00:21since brought the fire under control, with no reported injuries and no oil leak. But the attack
00:27briefly sent crude prices spiking, a stark reminder of how vulnerable global energy supplies
00:32have become. This latest strike follows a stark warning from President Trump. He says the United
00:37States will obliterate Iran's oil wells and power plants if Tehran does not open the critical
00:42Strait of Hormuz. That narrow waterway carries nearly a fifth of the world's oil. Yet despite the tough
00:48rhetoric, reports suggest the administration may be willing to pause military operations,
00:53even if the strait remains partially closed, as talks with Iran continue behind the scenes.
00:59The conflict now in its second month has already spread across the region. Israel is conducting
01:04strikes in Tehran and Lebanon, Iran-aligned Houthis have fired on Israel, and Turkey has
01:09intercepted a ballistic missile. Casualties are mounting on multiple fronts. Here at home,
01:15the economic fallout is becoming impossible to ignore. The national average price for gasoline has
01:21crossed $4 a gallon for the first time in more than three years, adding political pressure on
01:26the White House just months before the midterm elections. The White House insists diplomacy is
01:31still on the table. But with thousands of additional U.S. troops deploying to the region and Iran dismissing
01:36American proposals as, quote, unrealistic, the threat of a wider war continues to grow.
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