Iran attacks Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait following US strikes

The US Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 flying in formation over the USS George HW Bush in the Arabian Sea. The US launched a wave of strikes against Iran on Wednesday after reimposing a naval blockade. PIC/AFP

The US intensified its strikes on Iran on Thursday, hitting targets further north as American forces also fired into a ship - Curacao-flagged oil tanker Belma - which the US accused of trying to break its naval blockade on the Islamic Republic. Iran retaliated with missile and drone fire targeting US allies in the region before dawn and warned its attacks may escalate.

Strikes also reached into areas around Iran's capital, Tehran, for the first time in the latest clashes. Attacks also targeted Semnan province - home to Iran's ballistic missile and space programs - and around the provinces of Hamedan, Hormozgan, Khuzestan, Lorestan, Markazi, Sistan, and Baluchistan.

Iran retaliated with missile and drone attacks on Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties from the attacks. Kuwait reported a new round of incoming fire on Thursday afternoon.

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump expressed appreciation for Iran's "gesture of Goodwill" after the release of an American woman who, according to him, had been held in Iran since December 2024.

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