Middle East tensions rise amid US strikes on Iran and renewed fighting in Yemen

Regional instability across the Middle East continues to intensify following a second wave of United States airstrikes against Iranian targets within 48 hours, driven by escalating friction in the Strait of Hormuz. In response to heightened security challenges, Tehran appointed a hardline official to head its Supreme National Security Council. Meanwhile, Iranian women continue to challenge mandatory headscarf laws four years after Mahsa Amini's death, with reports indicating that "authorities have lost control" over enforcement.

In Yemen, military conflict re-emerged as Houthi attacks on Moca port left 18 dead, prompting retaliatory bombardments in Marib province. Concurrently, Afghanistan under Taliban rule sees relative internal stability alongside deep poverty and strict social bans, including prohibitions on public music.

Sources: Canarias7, El Día, El Mundo, La Provincia, La Vanguardia