Jin10 Data Compilation: Middle East Situation Tracking (9 Month 5 Day)
Latest Middle East developments: US takes hard stance on Iran, Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon, Yemen downs drone, Hormuz shipping declines, South Korea considers deployment, US sanctions Turkish bank.
- Trump said the US has essentially taken over Iran and may soon strike Mount Gaoshan, adding that the Iran conflict is not a big deal for the US and is not a state of war.
- According to Israel's 12 channel, a senior US official said that at this stage, no attack on the US base in Jordan has been reported.
- Al Jazeera reported that Yemeni government forces shot down a Houthi drone on the Maqabana front in Taiz province.
- Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least 5 people.
- Data shows that on Thursday, four cargo ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz, below the average of about 15 ships over the past 10 days.
- The South Korean presidential office said sending troops to the Strait of Hormuz is under review.
- The US sanctioned a small Turkish investment bank due to Turkey-Iran relations.