Iran targets US radar, air defence in Gulf, hits oil tankers
Tensions in the Gulf have escalated as Iran targeted US military assets in Kuwait and Bahrain following US strikes on Iranian military capabilities. The conflict is further complicated by Houthi rebels announcing a blockade of Saudi ports, threatening global oil supply chains.
Why it matters
The widening conflict risks destabilizing global energy markets and potentially drawing major powers into a direct, large-scale military confrontation.
Iran targeted US radar and air defence installations in the Gulf on Tuesday, warning Washington of “more decisive and powerful” attacks to come as the conflict threatened to widen with a blockade of Saudi ports by Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they had attacked and stopped two “non-compliant oil tankers” attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz, part of an effort to tighten its grip on the vital waterway while the war reignited.
Following the deaths of at least three US soldiers in the past several days, the US launched a new round of attacks against Iran late on Monday, which it said were “designed to further degrade Iranian military capabilities used to attack commercial shipping” in the strait.
Hours later, the Iranian army said it had targeted US assets in Kuwait and Bahrain, including air defence systems, radar installations and administrative buildings.
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