Iran-US Conflict: Iran Claims Strike on Jordan Base Housing US F-35 Fighter Jets | NewsX

[00:00:00]liberal perspective on this issue. With that, viewers, we are now getting the latest developments regarding the Iran war.

[00:00:15]Well, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps has now announced that it had directly struck the Muwaffaq Salti military base in Jordan.

[00:00:25]The base housed US F-35 fighter jets.

[00:00:28]So, this is the latest that we are getting regarding the ground reports. Uh the IRGC is claiming that it has struck a US military base in Jordan. Let me rope in my colleague Aditya Vadhavan, who joins us live on the broadcast for more information. Aditya, take us through the details. This is the big claim that is coming in from the IRGC that they might have struck a US uh base in Jordan. There are F-35s, which are, in fact, housed over there.

[00:01:01]>> Well, after good afternoon to you, Shivani, and definitely indeed uh you know, the uh the IRGC has you know, claimed that they have been they have struck this US air base in Jordan. And definitely, you know, last night also we saw a tweet of Iranian Foreign Minister Sayyid Abbas Araqchi, where he had said that if US wants to be safe, then it must leave the region. Now, you know, it is an all again, we are seeing this all-out conflict between the United States and Iran with IRGC uh clearly you know, threatening both Israel and the United States that any uh further escalation in the Middle East will be met with a decisive response.

[00:01:37]And definitely, now, you know, again, uh there is a risk of in uh you know, inflationary uh uh there is a risk of inflation as far as the prices of oil and gas are concerned, which is concerning. We have seen how in the last in the last 1 and 1/2 months or so, uh you know, the prices of petrol have uh risen uh by uh risen four times. So, indeed, it is uh it is a not so very good signs that are uh coming in from the Middle East. And you have seen how you know that the IRGC has claimed to have attacked the US bases in the region, be it in Bahrain, be it in Kuwait. So, definitely at this juncture, it is a wait-and-watch situation, and it needs to be seen how things unfold as far as the escalation in Middle East is concerned. Shivani.

[00:02:19]>> Absolutely, Aditya. Pleased to stay on with us. We are tracking another fragile situation.

[00:02:25]A cargo vessel has come under attack off the coast of Yemen near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The UK Maritime Trade Operations in a statement has said that the vessel was approached by a boat carrying six armed people as it sailed about 88 nautical miles southwest of Balhaf in Yemen.

[00:02:45]So, Aditya, this is yet another strait, a double choke point that we are seeing in this war. The Bab el-Mandeb vessel has come under attack.

[00:03:00]>> Well, actually, you know, we have seen attacks by the Houthis of Yemen at the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. And definitely now, you know, Houthis have already warned that they have prohibited any Israeli ship to pass through that strait. And definitely there were talks going on that could Bab el-Mandeb Strait be an alternative to this alternative to the Strait of Hormuz as far as this maritime global trade is concerned. Definitely now, the Houthis are also into question because there are several Iranian proxies across the region.

[00:03:30]You know, be it be it Hamas in in you know in in in Gaza in Palestine, be it Houthis in Yemen, and be it Hezbollah in Lebanon. So, completely now it's an all-out war, a regional war that is now we are under unfolding, Shivani. And it needs to be seen now how things unfold in this scenario. Back to you.

[00:03:51]>> Right, Aditya. I request you to please stay on with us. In fact, Iran is now expanding its scope of operations. It is the third time that we have seen an attack in Kuwait and Bahrain, which have been specifically targeted. They're saying that they are targeting the fifth fleet in Bahrain as well. Now, F-35 jet hangers were hit after the strikes over there. So, Aditya, yet another strike, this time in Kuwait and Bahrain, we're seeing Iran expanding now its scope of operations.

[00:04:27]>> Well, absolutely. You know, from Iraq, we are seeing all guns blazing, you know, because there have been back-to-back attacks on the US air bases. And even the United States forces have attacked the Iranian installations, be it defense systems and the radar systems. So, definitely now, nowhere we are seeing that this war is coming to an end. We're already uh grappling with several little wars in the world at this juncture, be it Russia-Ukraine war. Now, another this war is uh very, very dangerous, you know, this escalation in the Middle East, because it will have catastrophic consequences for the entire globe, because considering the fact that, you know, gas and oil are the backbone of any any country. And, you know, if the prices of oil and gas go up, there could be a food scenario where uh where, you know, the countries of the global south could face food inflation, uh which which might also push several, uh you know, population of these countries into poverty. So, this is a matter of concern, seriously, now, because we are seeing uh so, uh Israel The Israeli Defense Forces have also also said that if there is any uh fire from the Lebanese side, we will attack Beirut. So, definitely, at this juncture, Shivani, there are concerns regarding uh these multiple scenarios which are going on, and it needs to be seen how things unfold in this scenario.

[00:05:37]Back to you.

[00:05:38]>> All right, Aditya. If I can request you to stay on with us, we are