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Kuwait says it will respond to Iranian missile and drone attacks
In a post to X about an hour agoKuwait’s military said it was dealing with hostile missile and drone attacks following what it described as “Iranian aggression.”
The statement stated that the explosions heard would probably be the sound of air defense systems blocking enemy attacks.
The Iranian army had previously announced that it targeted two US bases in Kuwait with unmanned aerial vehicles in retaliation for the US attacks on Iran overnight, hitting an ammunition depot in the Buehring camp (formerly known as the Udairi camp) and radar and air surveillance systems at the Ali Al Salem air base. It was not immediately clear whether Iran’s attacks were successful or stopped.
US launches new round of attacks to ‘punish’ Iran after two US soldiers were killed in Iran attack
WE The army announced that it had launched new air strikes Iranian “Swiftly punishing” the country Revolutionary Guards for an attack in Jordan that left two American soldiers dead, one missing, and four hospitalized.
Speaking to the New York PostUS President Donald Trump called the deaths “shameful”. “They did this because they didn’t want to see Iran have nuclear weapons,” Trump said of the soldiers. “And that shows you how bad the Iranians are,” he added.
Iran’s religious leader Mojtaba KhameneiHe said before the attacks that Washington would pay the price for “trying to escalate the conflict.”
US army Central Command He said the airstrikes began at 6pm ET (22:00 GMT) on Saturday at Trump’s orders and were also designed to “further weaken” Iran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping in the region. Strait of Hormuz.
a nearby area Pole Iran’s state-run Irna news agency said the bomb was targeted on the vital energy shipping route at around 1.30am local time. a nearby location Hajiabad in the same southern province Hormozgan Explosions were also heard in the port city. Bandar AbbasIrna said. a nearby area Qeshm Island State broadcaster Irib said attacks in the strait were also targeted.
In an update posted on social media a few hours ago, Centcom claimed to have completed its eighth consecutive night of attacks against Iran, hitting “Iran’s military coastal surveillance and air defense facilities, naval capabilities, and missile and drone storage areas.”
The United States and Iran have intensified their attacks since the framework ceasefire agreement they signed a month ago collapsed last week, raising the possibility of a return to all-out war.
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Death of two US soldiers on Friday for the first time from direct Iranian fire since the early days of the war.. “Their sacrifice only strengthens our resolve,” US defense secretary Pete Hegseth shared on X.
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Iran appears to be targeting Saudi Arabia as well as other US Gulf allies and Jordan After the US attacked Iranian bridges, energy facilities and other infrastructure on Saturday.
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Mojtaba Khamenei said US actions showed Trump’s signature was “completely worthless and devoid of credibility”, warning of “heavier costs and further humiliation” for the US.In the statement made on the official social media accounts of Iran’s religious leader and state media;
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American deaths The number of US soldiers killed since the start of the war has risen to 16More than 430 people were injured. Iran’s Ministry of Health said on Saturday: 50 people were killed More than 500 people were injured in US attacks on the country in the last three weeks.
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In Iraq, a drone crashed into the base of the Iranian Kurdish opposition group Kurdistan Freedom Party near Erbil. Eight members were injured in the incident early Sunday, according to a military official from the group.
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The most damage from Iran’s attacks on Saturday occurred in Kuwait, where a water treatment plant and an oil facility were hit.According to Kuwaiti officials and the Kuwait Oil Company. It was the second attack in two days on a desalination plant in the small country, where 90% of its drinking water comes from desalination.
