00:00A hardline official in Tehran has issued a warning against any European military bases that are used by the U
00:06.S.
00:07Hussain Shariat Madari, a senior figure close to the late Ayatollah Khamenei,
00:12claimed Europe has virtually zero capacity to withstand an Iranian strike
00:16and argued that bases placed at the U.S.'s disposal being considered lawful targets.
00:21This direct threat follows the launch of the so-called Project Freedom,
00:25a U.S. military operation with the aim of breaking Iran's grip on the Strait of Hormuz.
00:30The U.S. Navy said its helicopters have already sunk six Iranian fastboats
00:34that were targeting civilian freighters in the waterway.
00:38Admiral Brad Cooper stated that a defensive umbrella of fighter jets and warship
00:42is now protecting ships leaving the Gulf.
00:45Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohamed Bakar Galibov claimed the situation in the Strait of Hormuz
00:50is intolerable for the United States and warned that its blockade would be curtailed.
00:55The conflict has meanwhile once again spread to neighboring countries in the Middle East.
01:00The United Arab Emirates reported intercepting 12 ballistic missiles on Monday alone,
01:05while a residential building in Oman was also struck.
01:08Inside Iran, explosions were reported at port facilities in the south of the country.
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