Iran shares chilling video of rocket attack on US base in taunt to Trump

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Iran has shared footage purportedly showing a drone strike on a US base in the Middle East as fears of a renewed war soar. MORE UPDATES TO FOLLOW... Article continues below…

Iran has shared footage purportedly showing a drone strike on a US base in the Middle East as fears of a renewed war soar.

The footage, which has not been verified, shows a rocket being fired, targeting a US air defence radar at Bahrain’s Al-Rifaa helicopter base.

The propaganda piece starts by zooming in on the US base in Bahrain before cutting to an Iranian drone.

This comes as three oil tankers have struck naval mines and caught fire around the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state TV reported, citing statements from the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and the Iranian Navy.

Two tankers were hit inside the strait, while a third was burning east of the chokepoint, the report said. It gave no details about casualties, the tankers’ nationalities or their destinations. The Guard and the Navy warned that ships using routes through the strait without Iran’s approval would face a similar fate.

Iran has been attacking oil tankers and other shipping in the strait to drive up global energy prices during its war with the United States. The US has imposed a blockade on Iranian ports that has severely disrupted Iran’s economy. October recorded the highest number of incidents involving commercial ships in the contested waters since the war began in February.

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