#regional-instability

#regional-instability

Growing tensions between the United States and Iran have left the two countries one spark away from a fire. An unprecedented accumulation of US military forces in the Middle East, coupled with Washington's reliance on gunboat diplomacy, has distinctly increased the risk of warone that engulfs Iran and the region, with far-reaching regional and global costs. In the aftermath of the recent crackdown on protests in Iran, US President Donald Trump announced that it was time to remove Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Tinubu praised his troops and said they had helped stabilise a neighbouring country. The Nigerian statement came shortly after Talon, the president of Benin, appeared on national television and said his security forces had successfully blocked the attempt to overthrow his government. Talon said forces loyal to him stood firm, recaptured our positions, and cleared the last pockets of resistance held by the mutineers.