US
forces open fire on a military base in Iraq killing 7 servicemen. It
comes as the authorities in Baghdad summon the US envoy there in light
of a recent attack on the headquarters of the army's Popular
Mobilisation Forces. A huge explosion rocks Southern Israel as Iran
reportedly hits a nuclear facility in the city of Dimona. Two tankers
bound for India pass safely through the Strait of Hormuz. Despite that
oil prices remain high. Tehran says the vital passageway is open but
only to states that aren't engaged in any aggression towards the Islamic
Republic. Turning off the taps - Hungary says it's cutting gas supplies
to Ukraine over an escalating row involving a key oil pipeline that
Kiev is refusing to restore.