12/07/2026 03:23 - Internacionales
Tension in the Middle East reached a new peak between July 9 and 10, 2026, when the United States launched a new offensive against military installations of the Iranian regime.
According to Iranian state television, one of the US projectiles hit a military barracks on the outskirts of Bushehr, near Iran's only nuclear power plant. The US government reported successfully striking 90 military targets on Persian soil.
In response, Iran attacked military targets in Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain. The Iranian Ministry of Health reported a preliminary toll of 14 dead and 78 wounded following the US bombings.
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, declared the 60-day ceasefire over, although he agreed to continue diplomatic talks. Furthermore, as reported by The New York Post, Trump ordered the Pentagon to bomb Iran in the event that he is assassinated, following alerts from Israel about an alleged Iranian plot unverified by the US.
The president threatened the use of 1000 missiles if any attempt on his life were to materialize.
The conflict, which began on February 28, 2026 following the death of Ali Khamenei, keeps the world in suspense. His funeral, held on July 9, 2026 in Mashhad, gathered 43 million people between Iran and Iraq, according to local reports.
The successor, Mojtaba Khamenei (56 years old), has not appeared in public since March, generating uncertainty about the real command in the country. The Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for world trade, has traffic reduced to just 15-22 vessels daily, a drastic drop from the usual 110, with approximately 6000 sailors blocked.
Faced with this scenario, Qatar and Pakistan are mediating the conflict seeking to reach a nuclear agreement by mid-August 2026.
Alfredo S. Quiroga
