Iran targets US allies in Gulf after overnight attacks
Tensions between the US and Iran have escalated following US strikes on Iranian military targets, which reportedly resulted in civilian casualties at a wedding. In retaliation, Iran launched drone attacks against US allies in Kuwait and Bahrain.
Why it matters
The conflict threatens regional stability in the Middle East and risks drawing US allies into a direct military confrontation.
<p>Iran <a href="https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/09/02/us-strikes-targets-in-iran-as-hostilities-flare-again/" target="_blank">targeted Gulf allies</a> of the United States on Thursday, firing drones at Kuwait and Bahrain after a night of US aerial bombardment of Iran.</p> <p>Iranian state media said one of the US strikes on the country overnight struck a wedding party, leaving at least four people dead and dozens wounded.</p> <p>Fighting between the US and Iran has <a href="https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/08/31/winners-and-losers-as-iran-war-exacts-uneven-economic-toll/" target="_blank">increased this week</a> after the US hit Iranian rocket launchers on an island in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, saying Iran was planning to use them to shoot mines into the waterway.
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