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- Amid rising tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, the Iranian embassy in Sierra Leone posted a 35-second animated video on social media mocking the United States, titled 'Habibi (Uncle Sam), come to Iran!', showing a Minesweeper-style game on a 3D map of the strait.
- The post was made to condemn a recent US strike on rocket launchers on an Iranian island.
- The US said Iran was planning to plant waterborne explosives in the strait, prompting Iran to attack US military bases in Jordan.
- US Central Command said strikes targeted Iran's air defence systems, radar and military communications, while Iran's Red Crescent Society said a US strike on a wedding venue in southern Iran killed four people, including a child, and injured more than 50 — a claim the US military denied.
What to watch next
- Whether Iran carries out further retaliation after Trump threatened that the Islamic Republic would barely survive a counterattack
- Any independent verification of casualty figures from the reported strike on the southern Iran wedding venue
- Further escalation or naval incidents in the Strait of Hormuz
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Named Iran · United States · Sierra Leone · Jordan · Donald Trump · Iranian Embassy in Sierra Leone · Red Crescent Society of Iran · Timothy Hawkins · US Central Command
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