{
  "id": 5043879,
  "title": "Irán dispara contra sus vecinos del Golfo pese a las amenazas de Trump de intensificar los ataques de EEUU",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/iran-dispara-contra-sus-vecinos-del-golfo-pese-a-las-amenazas-de",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-02T07:13:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Expansion ES",
    "slug": "expansion-es",
    "url": "https://www.expansion.com/economia/politica/2026/09/02/6a97ccb6468aebc12e8b4581.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "Iran launched an aerial attack against Gulf neighbors early today, despite President Donald Trump warning of intensified U.S. military strikes. The United States' Naval Base in Bahrain reported that its area defense systems intercepted incoming fire from Iran, accusing the country of targeting civilians in a statement released by its armed forces. After a pause of over a month, tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated since the weekend, following the U.S. military attacking several Iranian rocket launchers on an island in the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran retaliating with missile strikes against U.S. bases in Jordan, all of which were intercepted. The renewed violence threatens to fully revive a conflict that has been ongoing for seven months, causing oil prices to surge, rattling the global economy and posing growing political challenges for Trump's Republican Party ahead of the November midterm elections. Since the conflict resumed, Iran fired missiles at Jordan and sent drones against Kuwait, both of which were intercepted. On Monday, the United Arab Emirates also reported intercepting an Iranian drone entering its waters. The U.S. Central Command said it had completed its last series of attacks on Iranian military targets, including areas with anti-aircraft defenses, radar systems, and maritime resources. One of the U.S. attacks hit a wedding venue, killing at least five people, including a child, and injuring 68 others, according to Iranian officials. The U.S. military said it was aware of the information but never attacks civilians. During the lull in combat last month, the United States increased economic pressure on Iran, which is grappling with hyperinflation, negative growth, and a collapsing currency, while Washington sought concessions to fully reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz to international maritime traffic. Before its latest attacks, the U.S. Central Command said it was responding to Iran's attempts to attack ships and U.S. forces in the Middle East. As of late yesterday, the U.S. president said he would not force Iran to the negotiating table, stating that he preferred his current position with near-total control of the Strait of Hormuz and a completely collapsed Iranian economy. \"They are simply prolonging the inevitable,\" Trump wrote on social media when asked when Iranians would rise up and fight again. Earlier, Trump had seemed inclined to try to subdue Iran through economic sanctions. He warned that if Iran retaliated for the new attacks, they would be hit again at an even harder and higher level.",
  "summary": "Baréin interceptó un ataque aéreo iraní a primera hora hoy, mientras Teherán continuaba disparando contra los aliados de Estados Unidos en la región del Golfo a pesar de las amenazas del presidente Donald Trump de intensificar los ataques militares estadounidenses. Leer",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}