Iran hits US targets as Washington says probing wedding strike
TEHRAN — Iran said it hit U.S. military bases in Kuwait and the UAE on Thursday, vowing to avenge a wedding attack it blamed on Washington as U.S. Vice President JD Vance said the strike was being investigated. The new clashes, which began with U.S. raids on Sunday, have deepened the impasse in the six-month war, as Iran maintains a stranglehold on the strategic Strait of Hormuz and Washington…
TEHRAN — Iran announced it had targeted U.S. military installations in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, aiming to retaliate for a wedding attack it blamed on Washington. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris declared the incident was under investigation. The fresh confrontations escalated the six-month-long conflict, as Iran maintained control of the critical Strait of Hormuz and Washington pursued its embargo on Iranian ports.
Kuwait's military reported intercepting a missile and drone assault from Iran, while Iran claimed it struck the Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base in Kuwait. The Iranian forces asserted they had also hit Al Minhad Air Base in the UAE, although the Gulf nation denied any attack. The strikes followed the Iranian Red Crescent's report that a missile strike on a wedding in the Iranian coastal town of Kuhestak killed four people, including a child, and injured more than 50.
U.S. Vice President Harris stated that Washington was probing the alleged strike but expressed skepticism about the reports.
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