Iran Targets US Allies in Gulf
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By Menna AlaaElDin and Kanishka Singh CAIRO/WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - The sudden recent escalation of the Iran war has cast renewed attention on its civilian toll after Iran reported 18 dead in the last U.
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During the latest American bombardment of southern Iran, a missile hit a home where a wedding was being celebrated.
U.S. forces completed another wave of strikes against Iran on Tuesday stateside, hitting multiple Revolutionary Guard sites across the country.
Iran attacked Jordan, Kuwait and the UAE, claiming retaliation for the latest U.S. strikes as the war in the Middle East ramps back up.
The Iranian Red Crescent says the deaths happened when shrapnel from a US missile hit a home where a celebration was taking place in southern Iran.
Donald Trump said America’s renewed bombing of Iran would not last “too long”. The price of Brent crude subsequently fell slightly to $95 a barrel. Earlier America struck Iranian military sites; Iran retaliated by launching missiles and drones at American targets across the region (reports suggest most were intercepted).
The American military said its barrage was retaliation against recent attacks on U.S. forces and marine traffic. Iranian officials said a wedding was hit and civilians killed.
Iranian media reports two children were among those killed when shrapnel hit a home. Iran then launched missiles and drones at US targets in the Middle East.
Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest crude exporter, said on Wednesday that an Iranian attack on an oil tanker owned by its national shipping company had killed two Filipino seafarers. Sidr, owned by Bahri,
Iran is warning of a ‘new strategy’ amid concerns that the latest round of strikes could lead to an escalation of hostilities.
Trump asking when Iranians will “rise up and fight" revives questions over whether the administration’s Iran strategy is shifting beyond economic pressure and negotiations