Iran attacks US allies in Middle East as renewed conflict enters second week

• 01Kuwait accused Iran of targeting civilian sites and vital infrastructure, including a power and water desalination plant, causing injuries to firefighters and a worker.
• 02Kuwait briefly closed its airspace to intercept Iranian missiles and drones, and the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation reported significant material losses at an oil facility.
• 03Bahrain activated air sirens after detecting possible incoming drones or missiles.
• 04Jordan’s air defense systems downed Iranian missiles, and US Central Command reported that two US military personnel were killed in Jordan on Friday while defending against an Iranian attack.
• 05Iran launched attacks against US allies in the region in response to US strikes on Iranian civilian infrastructure, including bridges and power facilities.
• 06Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned of “unforgettable lessons” if the US continues attacks.
• 07Gulf Cooperation Council secretary-general Jasem Mohamed al-Budaiwi condemned Iran’s attacks as “war crimes” and a violation of international law.
• 08Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed US military personnel caused explosions of oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, a claim the US military denied as false.
• 09The IRGC claimed to have stopped four ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, destroyed US fighter aircraft, and struck a US support center in Kuwait and an intelligence datacenter in Bahrain.
• 10US Central Command stated its strikes, which entered a second week, targeted Iranian military capabilities, including surveillance sites and underground weapons storage.
• 11Iran’s health ministry reported that US strikes have killed 50 people and wounded more than 500.
• 12Iranian senior military adviser Maj Gen Mohsen Rezaee stated Tehran would resume “full-scale offensive operations” if US strikes continue for two or three more days.

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Iran launched retaliatory attacks on US allies Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan in response to a second week of US strikes on Iranian infrastructure, killing two US personnel in Jordan and injuring civilians in Kuwait. Gulf states and the US condemned the attacks on civilian and military targets, while Iranian officials warned of escalating “full-scale” offensive operations if the US continues its campaign.