Iran Attacks US Targets in Kuwait Despite Trump Threats
Kuwait said its army intercepted the assault as Iran retaliated for U.S. strikes that killed at least 19 people, officials said.
- On Thursday, the Kuwait Armed Forces confirmed air defenses were intercepting Iranian missile and drone attacks targeting US military bases, with Tehran stating the strikes were "in response to America's crimes against the Iranian people."
- Washington initiated the latest fighting Sunday to prevent Iran from placing sea mines in the Hormuz Strait, but the escalation followed extensive US bombardment of Iranian sites that left at least 19 Iranians dead.
- Energy Secretary Chris Wright pledged on Wednesday that expanded sanctions against Iran's economic partners would deliver "absolutely maximum pressure," while Iranian negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf called the United States "Satan."
- Tehran expanded retaliatory strikes to target US troops in Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Iraq's Kurdistan region, and Iranian state media confirmed the conflict, which began Sunday, has resulted in "casualties."
- The Jewish high holiday season, beginning in mid-September, marks a period of concern as Israeli defence minister Israel Katz warned the country is prepared to respond "with great force" if attacked by Iran.
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Iran targets US bases in Kuwait despite warnings from Trump
Iran attacked US military bases in Kuwait on Thursday, despite US President Donald Trump threatening further strikes in a fresh flare-up six months into the war. Trump said his military was prepared to attack Iran “any time we want” after extensive US bombardment of sites across the country left at least 19 Iranians dead. Tehran retaliated by hitting US military targets across the Middle East, including in Kuwait, Jordan, the United Arab Emirate…
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After a month of calm, the hostilities resumed on Sunday in a scenario that has been repeated since the beginning of the war launched at the end of February and still without diplomatic outcome.
Iran attacked U.S. military targets in Kuwait on Thursday, despite the threat of new bombings launched by Donald Trump following several exchanges of blows, risking a further escalation of the conflict after more than six months of war in the Middle East.
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