Kuwaiti power plant ablaze as Iran hits US Gulf allies

Kuwait and Bahrain report several rounds of Iranian missile, drone attacks; sirens reportedly sound in Jordan.

Kuwait, Bahrain respond to Iranian attacks amid growing escalation

The risk of a wider war in the Middle East is growing after authorities in Bahrain and Kuwait said they intercepted missiles and drones launched from Iran. Air raid sirens also sounded in Jordan's capital, Amman, while Israel said it detected Iranian missiles targeting the coastal city of Aqaba. The escalation comes after the US Embassy in Jordan urged American citizens, in a social media post, to avoid Aqaba's airport and seaport because of a specific and credible threat. Teaching Fellow in ...

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Seoul stocks open lower on chip rout, escalating Iran tensions

Seoul stocks opened lower Monday, led by declines in major semiconductor makers, amid the escalating Middle East tensions. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index fell 35.41 points, or 0.52 percent to 6,785.19, as of 9:19 a.m. On Friday, major US stock indexes closed lower as concerns mounted over artificial intelligence sectors, such as chipmaking. Sandisk and Micron led the decline, both falling by more than 8 percent. On the Middle East front, another US service member was killed in a

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Iran targets Kuwaiti infrastructure to send 'calibrated signal' to US following direct strikes

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed the attacks had been on a US military support center at Kuwait's Camp Arifjan, and alleged it had destroyed a radar facility at Ali Al Salem Air Base.

Israel to receive more US refuelling planes as Iran attacks intensify

Israel is preparing to receive more US refuelling aircraft, an Israeli military official said on Sunday, as attacks launched by the United States and Iran have escalated over the past week. The US and Iran have intensified strikes since an interim ceasefire deal signed a month ago crumbled, raising the possibility of a return to […]

Gulf escalation

THE Islamabad MoU, and the broader US-Iran ceasefire this document is supposed to underpin, is unravelling before our eyes. Following a recent escalation, Washington and Tehran have been trading fire across the Gulf, with each round more intense than the last. The US has struck locations in Iran, while Tehran has responded in kind by hitting targets in the GCC states allied with the US, as well as in Iraq, Jordan and Syria. Both sides have hit civilian sites, including water plants. The immed...

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Kuwait, Bahrain respond to Iran attacks

Kuwait and Bahrain’s militaries confirm they are responding to Iranian aerial attacks, with air raid sirens sounding across both Gulf nations. Read more on Read More: https://punchng.com/kuwait-bahrain-respond-to-iran-attacks/

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