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Drones target northern Iraqi city where US forces are based as US-Iran fighting escalates
IRBIL, Iraq | Drones carrying explosives targeted a city in northern Iraq where U.S. forces are stationed and sirens rang out in Bahrain on Friday, hours after the American military said it finished its 13th night of strikes against Iran. The conflict has flared again over the past week, as the U.S. pounded Iran while […]
US bombing of Iran expands as Tehran retaliates against the Gulf states
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | The United States bombarded Iran again on Monday after announcing the death of another American service member, and Iran retaliated by launching attacks on American allies Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain, home of the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet. Even as the U.S. and Iran inch closer to all-out war again, glimmers […]
US and Iran exchange more attacks across the Mideast, threatening ceasefire deal
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting U.S.-allied Mideast countries in an exchange of fire that threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war in the Middle East. Back-and-forth attacks, including a day earlier, have repeatedly threatened the ceasefire. But […]
US launches new airstrikes on Iran, with Tehran firing back at 3 Gulf Arab states
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by hitting Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar in crossfire that again threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war in the Persian Gulf. The strikes came hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said recent Iranian attacks […]
Iranian drones attack Bahrain and a ship is struck in the strait after US airstrikes
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | Iran launched a drone assault targeting Bahrain while a ship in the Strait of Hormuz separately came under attack Saturday, in Tehran’s likely response to overnight airstrikes by the United States. The attacks in the Persian Gulf show the danger of the Iran war again spinning out of control, even […]