Iran launches new attacks on U.S. military bases across the Gulf, targeting sites in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain as Tehran pushes to maintain pressure amid stalled talks.
The U.S. military responded with a seven‑hour strike campaign designed to degrade Iranian forces and protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
President Donald Trump issued a warning that Tehran would face intensified American military action against its energy infrastructure if negotiations did not resume.
Iran’s chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said the country would not honor agreements that did not serve its national interests, stressing the importance of its “arrangements” in the Gulf.
U.S. forces targeted command centres, air‑defence sites and coastal surveillance facilities in Iran, including between Bandar Abbas and Greater Tunb Island, while Iranian state media reported explosions and air‑defence activations.
Allegations by U.S. allies that drones struck Kuwait and that Bahrain advised civilians to secure safe places were confirmed, while U.S. forces disabled an unladen, Curacao‑flagged tanker attempting to navigate toward a blockaded Iranian port.
