Iran has launched missile and drone attacks at US targets across the Middle East, after American forces resumed strikes against Iran
Kuwait and Jordan said they were responding to Iranian attacks early on Wednesday, while Iranian state media reported strikes on Iraq and Bahrain
It comes after the Iranian Red Crescent said five people – including a child – were killed at a wedding celebration when shrapnel from a US missile hit a house in southern Iran
In response, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf – Iran’s chief negotiator in talks with the US earlier this year – says: “If a power acts like Satan, picks targets like Satan, and kills like Satan, it’s Satan”
The US military says it is aware of the reports but that it never targets civilians, and was striking Iranian targets in response to “recent attempted attacks” on American forces and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz
Six months into the Iran war: What has Trump accomplished?
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Six months have passed since the US and Israel launched a war on Iran. It was a conflict that Trump expected to last “four to five” weeks, but nearly 27 weeks in, there’s no end in sight.
Recently, Trump said that the war “will continue for as long as necessary” and that there’s no timetable to resume peace talks with Tehran.
In the video below, the BBC’s Tom Bateman breaks down what Trump has accomplished during the six month war with Iran.
The significance of the Strait of Hormuz
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As we mention in the previous post, President Trump has claimed the US has “almost total control” of the Strait of Hormuz. But why is the Strait so significant?
The Strait of Hormuz is a key waterway responsible for much of the world’s shipping.
Given its proximity to Iran – and significance to world trade – it has been an arena where much of the fighting and diplomacy between Washington and Tehran has played out
Trump says he is not forcing Iran to negotiate
US President Donald Trump says he is not forcing Iran to the bargaining table.
As a reminder, a US-Iran agreement, known as the Memorandum of Understanding, to extend an April ceasefire between the two countries was signed in June. However, that agreement has expired
“I couldn’t care less if they sign a worthless, to them, agreement,” Trump has written on his social media platform Truth Social.
He says he likes Washington’s position “now much better”, suggesting that the US has “almost total control” of the Strait of Hormuz.
But Iranian threats and attacks to shipping have stopped most traffic through the key shipping route. While some oil tankers have moved through it in recent weeks, volumes remain much lower than at the start of the war.
Iran targets US sites in Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq and Bahrain
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Tehran has carried out missile and drone attacks on US targets in Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq and Bahrain after American forces resumed strikes on Iran on Tuesday.
The Jordanian Armed Forces said it had intercepted 13 ballistic missiles, 10 of which were destroyed, while three fell in remote areas. There were no deaths or injuries.
Separately, Kuwait said its air defences were responding to Iranian missile attacks early Wednesday.
Several explosions were also reported in Bahrain, according to Iranian state media.
And according to Iranian news agency Irna, the IRGC has reported striking US bases in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, destroying a maintenance centre, warehouses and equipment.
