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Iran shoots down US warplanes as conflict escalates
Iran's military has downed at least two US warplanes, with celebrations in Tehran and a frantic search underway for pilots. The conflict is rippling far beyond the battlefield — Iranian strikes have knocked Amazon Web Services availability zones offline in Bahrain and Dubai, and India's farmers are facing fertiliser shortages as supply chains through the region fracture. The Strait of Hormuz remains a flashpoint, with multiple countries threatening force to reopen the blocked waterway.
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