Iran strikes back after US attacks escalate tensions
AP News • • nation
Key Points:
- Iran retaliated against U.S. air and cruise missile strikes with attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain, escalating hostilities as President Trump warned Tehran it would “pay the price” for stalled negotiations.
- The U.S. conducted a second round of airstrikes targeting Iranian military surveillance, communications, and air defense sites, with explosions reported in Tehran, Bandar Abbas, and other southern cities.
- Iran’s Foreign Ministry stated that U.S. attacks had “effectively rendered the ceasefire ... meaningless” but did not declare an abandonment of the ceasefire.
- Three Indian mariners were killed aboard the tanker Settebello after the U.S. military fired on the vessel, accusing it of violating the blockade on Iran by attempting to transport Iranian oil.
- Kuwait closed its airspace amid ongoing Iranian missile attacks and engaged its air defenses, while Bahrain sounded missile alert sirens as tensions in the Gulf region intensified.