[Verse 1] Anonymous voices from the US say it plain, radar and missile launchers hit on Qeshm again, November second, self-defense is the claim, Iran fired at a plane, no damage, no one slain. CENTCOM stays silent, not a word, not a peep, White House won't call this war, says the truce still keeps, April seventh ceasefire, that's their official line, though The National's calendar starts back in February's time. [Chorus] Call it a skirmish, call it self-defense, eight months of tension with no verdict, no consent, Hormuz still whispers where the tankers used to run, the war that isn't named but isn't finished, isn't done. [Verse 2] Here's what the headline left out in the cold, two ships crossed the strait where eighty-five once rolled, that's the real toll, not a bullet, not a gun, commerce strangled slow while the diplomats talk on. Doha's hosting a parley - old word, just means to talk, enemies at one table, taking the long peace walk, Brent crude dropped seven-point-six-three on hope, then crept back half a point once the strike reports broke. [Chorus] Call it a skirmish, call it self-defense, eight months of tension with no verdict, no consent, Hormuz still whispers where the tankers used to run, the war that isn't named but isn't finished, isn't done. [Verse 3] Qeshm's been struck before, June then July too, three lives lost that summer, this time none, that's true, tomorrow's the midterms, ballots start to pour, Netanyahu's pushing for a fresh new wave of war, officials telling AP he wants it after the vote, Khamenei's son answers with a chilling quote - hit us big again and the answer won't stay small, "without geographical limitations" means no border wall. [Verse 4] Meanwhile Aramco's profit jumped up thirty-four point six, the war shakes the market but the oil money still sticks, the Asian Cup's postponed now to twenty twenty-seven, conflict in the region pushed the kickoff out of heaven, Iran's foreign minister says the Saudi talks progress, but Yemen's fighting's climbing while the diplomats confess, Mexico tells its people, skip the nonessential flight, Saudi and the US review their defenses through the night. [Bridge] Analysts hedge their bets on what comes next, a ceasefire paper-thin, a region still perplexed, Tehran denies the blame, Riyadh counts its gain, while Washington keeps score from a distance, not the pain, every statement measured, every leak rehearsed, the silence after Qeshm feels heavier than the first, and still the tankers idle, still the convoys wait, for someone brave or reckless to decide the Gulf's own fate. [Outro] Watch for CENTCOM's statement, watch for Tehran's reply, watch the draft in Doha, watch the blockade clause they eye, Gulf News, third of November, the story still unspools - not a war, they tell us, but it still plays by war's own rules.
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