The war in the Middle East continues to intensify with new attacks on Iran and a growing impact on both the civilian population and the global economic balance. This Tuesday, Iranian authorities have confirmed that they have caused electricity outages in several areas of the capital, although at the moment no victims have been reported. According to the official Tasnim and Fars agencies, damage was caused to an electrical substation after the impact of shrapnel, in an attack that Tehran blames the United States and Israel.
These new bombings add to a sustained offensive in recent days on the Iranian capital, where in just three days more than 70 deaths have been recorded. The escalation has reached key infrastructure, including nuclear facilities, educational centers and residential areas. , the balance of damage is massive: more than 93,000 civil infrastructures affected, including hundreds of schools and hospitals, according to the Iranian Red Crescent. While official figures remain frozen since the beginning of March, independent organizations raise the number of fatalities to more than 3,400.
Hormuz, between the blockade and an unexpected opening
In parallel to the military front, key to global energy supply, it is once again at the center of international attention. This Monday, three ships managed to successfully cross this strategic route, de facto blocked by Iran in recent weeks. These are two freighters from the Chinese shipping company Cosco Shipping and a third with a Panamanian flag and a Chinese crew, according to data from the MarineTraffic platform.
The transit of these vessels, which carried mostly empty containers, could mark a turning point in the maritime crisis. “This is the first successful crossing of a major cargo ship since the conflict began”highlighted the monitoring platform. However, experts call for caution. “We should not get ahead of ourselves,” warn the consulting firm Trivium China, which points out that Iran continues to allow passage only to “friendly countries” and that the fact that the ships were empty reduces the risk in the event of an attack.
The partial blockage of Hormuz has already had direct consequences on international markets, with an increase in the price of oil and an increase in logistics costs globally, especially in countries like China, highly dependent on these routes.
The conflict spreads and hits the UN mission
Violence has also intensified in southern Lebanon, where the war has fully reached the United Nations peacekeeping mission. Indonesia has confirmed the death of three of its blue helmets in two attacks that occurred in just 24 hours against UNIFIL positions, in an area under Spanish command.
The incidents, which have also left several people injured, are being investigated as international concern grows over the safety of deployed personnel. “All parties involved are expected to respect international humanitarian law,” claimed the Indonesian Government, which has asked for guarantees for the troops on the ground.
While Israel continues its military operations in southern Lebanon – with more than 1,200 dead in that area since the beginning of the offensive – the war shows more and more open fronts. Between bombings in Tehran, tensions on key routes such as Hormuz and attacks that even affect international missions, the conflict enters a phase of maximum uncertainty, with consequences that already transcend the purely military.
