Tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated sharply after US President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iran's heavily fortified Pickaxe Mountain nuclear complex near Natanz. In response, Tehran warned that any attack on its nuclear facilities would mark an expansion of the war and declared that "all US interests," along with those of America's allies and supporters, would become legitimate targets. Trump also claimed Iran could take "20 to 25 years" to recover from the current conflict. Here's everything you need to know about the latest US-Iran confrontation and what it could mean for the wider Middle East.
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