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A US official said China is funding Iran and urged Beijing to help open the Strait of Hormuz, while China told its companies to ignore US sanctions on Iran. Trump stopped short of calling Iranian fire at the UAE a ceasefire violation, and Iran’s regime ended the ceasefire. Tensions between the US and Iran escalated further as Trump threatened to wipe Iran off the map and his aide claimed an 'extreme calamity' is looming in Iran.
Mike Waltz pushed a UN resolution to stop Iran from mining key global shipping routes, and US lawmakers challenged Trump’s authority to wage war on Iran.
An Israeli politician called Iran’s attacks on the UAE a declaration of war, while UAE official Gargash slammed Iran, calling the attacks 'moral bankruptcy'.
An analyst said 'America has confirmed everything that Iran has been telling its population'.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary