"Oorlogsschepen naar de Perzische Golf, sabotage van Saudische olie-infrastructuur, de VS trekt ambassadepersoneel terug uit Irak. Sinds Iran vorige week een aantal afspraken uit het nucleaire akkoord tijdelijk opzegde, rommelt het behoorlijk in de al gespannen regio. Hoe ernstig is de situatie? In "De wereld vandaag" duidt docent internationale politiek David Criekemans (Universiteit Antwerpen) de geopolitieke context."
"The US has developed new strike plans that could involve using the largest non-nuclear bomb the US has on Iran, according to officials familiar with the matter. It would be a steep escalation in the war against Iran and the plans come as President Trump faces pressure to bring the deeply unpopular war to a close. CNN’s Zachary Cohen reports."
"The US military has developed new strike plans that include potentially using the so-called “mother of all bombs” to target Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear sites should President Donald Trump give the order to resume combat operations either before or after the midterm elections, according to multiple US officials familiar with the matter."