ALMOST a week after the United States and Israel killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in air attacks, the conflict has reached as far as the Indian Ocean.
By — including hitting countries it does not consider its enemies — hopes other leaders will put pressure on the to halt the war.
Iran has a plan to stop the war with the US
Iran
SUPREME Leader , who has been responsible for thousands of deaths of unarmed protesters in Iran in recent weeks, was killed in an and US air strike.
Since then his regime has at the , , , , , , , , Israel, , , and
Israel
THE country’s Prime Minister blames Iran for supporting terror attacks on Israel, including arming Hamas, which carried out the in 2023.
Its relationships with Saudi Arabia and have improved over recent years, but its armed forces are involved in bloody conflicts in , Gaza and the West Bank.
Lebanon
IRANIAN-backed terror outfit Hezbollah launched rockets into Israel following the assassination of Supreme Leader Khamenei, ending a fragile peace.
The Israeli Defence Forces retaliated and at least 52 people have died in Lebanon.
Iraq
U.S. PRESIDENT has ruled out sending American troops into Iran, but he could arm Kurdish forces willing to start a ground offensive.
Iran has launched strikes against Kurdish forces in neighbouring Iraq — a close ally since the fall of
UAE
after Iran bombed the airport and hotels.
The UAE is part of the Brics organisation which includes and .
Both the UK and use the Al Minhad Air Base there.
Turkey
EVEN though President condemned the killing of Khamenei, Iran still launched missiles into its airspace, which were shot down.
The US has forces stationed at the Incirlik base.
Turkey is in and made peace with Kurds.
Oman
JUST 24 miles away from Iran, across the Strait of Hormuz, this normally neutral nation has been drawn into the conflict.
The Duqm commercial port was bombed in a drone attack.
Jordan
RAF F-35 Lightning II jets shot down an Iranian drone which was aimed at Britain’s Middle East ally Jordan.
Israel and Jordan have been at peace since 1994, which puts them in Iran’s firing line.
Sri Lanka
IRANIAN frigate IRIS Dena had been taking part in exercises with the Indian navy here before heading for international waters.
On Wednesday, 25 miles off the coast, .
Eighty-seven sailors were killed, 32 rescued and 61 are missing.
Cyprus
PM , even after it used
Our equipped with counter- tech, to the island.
But it won’t set off until next week.
Bahrain
THE tiny nation, which has close ties to Britain, is home to the main facility in the Persian Gulf.
Iranian drones managed to breach US naval defences but there were no casualties.
Qatar
THE gas-rich former British colony has been pounded by missiles from its former ally Iran as it is home to US Command.
The main Middle East HQ is at Al Udeid air base in Qatar.
in an attempt to kill officials.
Azerbaijan
WEALTHY thanks to its oil and gas reserves, it suffered four injuries when Iranian drones struck the autonomous Nakhchivan exclave yesterday.
President Ilham Aliyev is on friendly terms with Israel and vowed to hit back.
Kuwait
when a drone hit an American base in Port Shuaiba, and the embassy was also attacked on Monday.
US and British forces liberated the oil-rich country in 1991 following an invasion by Iraq.
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