Iran Targets US Bases in the UAE and Kuwait

According to state media in Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it has targeted American forces at two military bases in the Gulf. The report said the attack targeted Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates and Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, both hosting American military personnel. There were no immediate details given on possible damage or casualties. Five Israeli soldiers from the Givati Brigade were seriously wounded after an anti-tank missile fired near the Lebanon border, the Israeli military said. Three soldiers from the same brigade also suffered minor injuries and were taken to hospital. Meanwhile, the Lebanese Health Ministry said Israeli strikes in the country since Monday had killed a total of 217 people and injured 798. (Aljazeera/P-3) This step comes as the United States pursues a campaign with Israel against Iran. A tanker ship off Kuwait’s coast was reported to have been hit by a large explosion, triggering an oil spill. The incident marks the widening of attacks in the Arabian Gulf. The Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the attack on the US embassy in the country in the strongest possible terms. Six American soldiers were confirmed killed in an Iranian drone attack on the Shuaiba Port, Kuwait. This marks the first U.S. fatalities in Operation Epic Fury. The U.S. embassies in Jordan and Kuwait were on high alert. Personnel were evacuated and ordered to take shelter following security threats and air strikes in the region. The Lebanese people can count on our full support and humanitarian aid for thousands of refugees. Hezbollah said the attack was conducted in response to criminal aggression by Israel targeting dozens of cities and settlements in Lebanon, including Beirut’s southern suburbs. Syria has deployed thousands of troops and rockets to the Lebanon border to prevent arms smuggling and militia infiltrations amid the escalation of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict. Rosatom said it had evacuated nearly 100 people from Iran. The UN expressed concern about the rising military activity in Lebanon amid the Middle East escalation between Iran, the United States and Israel.