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Here are the latest events related to the Middle East conflict on Thursday, the 34th day of the conflict:

– The Israeli army reports a fourth Iranian attack in six hours

The Israeli army reported countering a new barrage of missile launches from Iran in a message on Telegram on Thursday, the fourth in six hours. Two occurred after President Donald Trump’s speech on the war in the Middle East.

– Lebanese Hezbollah claims to have targeted Israeli positions with rockets and attacked an Israeli village with drones. Air raid sirens sounded across northern Israel, according to the army’s front command.

– Oil prices rise after Trump’s speech

The price of Brent crude oil from the North Sea rose above $105, reversing its decline before Donald Trump’s speech. Asian stock markets, which opened in the green, also turned negative after the president’s address.

– Trump vows to strike Iran ‘extremely hard’ for two to three weeks

During an unprecedented speech since the start of the war, President Trump promised to strike Iran ‘extremely hard’ for another two to three weeks, threatening its energy infrastructure.

– United Arab Emirates targeted by missile and drone attacks

The UAE’s air defense actively countered threats from missiles and drones, without specifying their origin. A Bangladeshi was killed by drone debris near the Strait of Hormuz.

– Iran calls US demands ‘maximalist and irrational’

Iran denounced the ‘maximalist and irrational’ demands of the United States to end the war in the Middle East, denying negotiations on a ceasefire between the two enemy countries.

– The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed to Iran’s ‘enemies’

Iran responded to Donald Trump that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed to its ‘enemies.’

To this end, the UK will hold a virtual meeting of representatives from around thirty countries to mobilize efforts to restore and ensure maritime security in the strait once hostilities cease.