‘Bandar Abbas could look like Gaza’ as analyst warns major US-Iran escalation

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Kenneth Katzman is a Senior Fellow at The Soufan Center and a former senior analyst on Iran with the US Congressional Research Service. He says Iran and the US are heading for a major escalation, if Tehran doesn't back down over the Strait of Hormuz. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://X.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #Iran #IranWar #US #USIranCeasefire #USIranDeal #USIranMoU #USIranMemorandumOfUnderstanding #USIsraelWarOnIran #StraitOfHormuz #USIranEscalation #USStrikesIran #DonaldTrump #CENTCOM #GCC #GulfStates #MiddleEast #AlJazeeraEnglish

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