00:02The war between the United States and Iran escalated on Wednesday, with the US blockade
00:07to Iranian ports and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
00:10Washington confirmed a new wave of attacks on Wednesday, which it said were targeted
00:15to further weaken the military capabilities that Iranian forces have used to
00:20attack the marking ships in that strategic route.
00:23The Iranian state news agency IRNA claimed that the port city of Boucher,
00:28The area where the country's only nuclear power plant is located was attacked again by the United States.
00:33The army of the Islamic Republic, for its part, reported that seven soldiers died in
00:38the southeast of the country after being hit by US missiles against a barracks located nearby
00:44from the city of Iran-Shar.
00:45Tehran responded with attacks on Washington facilities in several Gulf countries.
00:51Almost a month after the United States and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding
00:55To end the war in the Middle East, both sides resumed fighting with repercussions
01:00throughout the region.
01:02US President Donald Trump threatened to extend the attacks next
01:06week to attack power plants and bridges, unless Tehran returns to the
01:11negotiating table.
01:13The dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, a navigable waterway and crucial for global transit
01:17oil and gas has been the main trigger for the renewed fighting and the resumption of the
01:22naval blockade.
01:23For the moment, the attacks do not affect Iran's capital or oil facilities.
01:28and Gulf gas.
