US EditionUS and Israel Strike Iran as Tehran Launches Missile Retaliation Across the Gulf : The Tico Times | Costa Rica News
The US and Israel targeted Iran's nuclear and missile sites in a major campaign, prompting Iran to launch retaliatory missile and drone strikes across multiple Gulf states hosting US facilities.
- By late afternoon Saturday, the United States and Israel carried out a coordinated air campaign striking targets inside Iran, expanding the crisis, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Operation Lion's Roar.
- President Donald Trump said the United States began `major combat operations` to defend Americans while Israel combined strategic aims inside Iran with emergency services protecting civilians.
- Iran retaliated within hours by launching missiles and drones toward Israel, triggering sirens, air-defence interceptions, and at least one reported injury, while Iranian state-linked outlets claimed a girls' school in Minab, Hormozgān Province, was hit with deaths said to have risen above 40.
- The Gulf strikes resulted in at least one fatality in Abu Dhabi as the United Arab Emirates issued civil-defense guidance and Emirates, Etihad Airways, and Qatar Airways grounded flights, stranding tens of thousands.
- Iraq-Based militias warned they might widen the conflict by threatening US bases, the Houthis signaled renewed pressure on Red Sea shipping lanes, and Russia condemned the strikes urging United Nations diplomacy.
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Iran Launches Retaliatory Missile Barrage Across Gulf, One Killed
Explosions were reported across several Gulf countries after Iranian missiles struck targets in the region, with authorities in the United Arab Emirates confirming at least one fatality in Abu Dhabi. The attacks marked a significant escalation of the rapidly unfolding confrontation. Iranian strikes hit Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates after U.S. and Israeli forces carried out pre-emptive attacks on Iranian targets. …
US and Israel Strike Iran as Tehran Launches Missile Retaliation Across the Gulf : The Tico Times | Costa Rica News
US and Israeli strikes on Iran triggered Iranian retaliation targeting Israel and Gulf states hosting US forces, with airspace closures, flight suspensions, and energy shutdowns.
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