Iran targets US bases in Jordan and the Gulf after Trump orders strikes near Hormuz
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Iran has launched a wave of attacks on US military bases across the Middle East on Wednesday, targeting facilities in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan in retaliation for American strikes near the Strait of Hormuz.
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TEHRAN — Iran attacked American bases in Jordan and Bahrain on Wednesday, warning its Gulf neighbours that they had a "responsibility" to stop the United States and Israel from using their territory to strike the Islamic republic.
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South Korean stocks plummeted more than 4 percent Wednesday amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran and a tech slump fueled by concerns over the valuation of stocks related to artificial intelligence. The local currency was trading lower against the US dollar.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps released new footage documenting the launch of its long-range missiles that they said were used to target US bases across the region.
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Iran has entered an aggressive phase of friction-testing and learning boundaries with Israel, the US, and countries in the region, geopolitics and technology expert Yonatan Adiri warned during a 103FM interview on Monday.
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Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they had carried out attacks against a US base in Jordan and 21 other targets in the Gulf Wednesday in retaliation for American strikes around the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media reported.
The ruling Democratic Party and the government on Wednesday vowed measures to curb inflationary pressure and stabilize the foreign exchange market as the country continues to be buffeted by the war in the Middle East.
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Over several hours from Sunday night into Monday, Iran fired a number of missile barrages at Israel after warning that it would respond to Israeli strikes in Beirut’s Dahiyeh district, unsettling a fragile ceasefire framework that had not resolved the underlying conflict.
The Kuwait Army announced it was intercepting hostile aerial targets after Iranian media reported Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had targeted the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait early Wednesday morning.
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President Donald Trump blamed Iran for shooting down a U.S. Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday and said the United States must respond to the attack.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps says it has targeted an airbase in Jordan hosting US forces, as well as Kuwait and Bahrain, in response to US strikes
Washington has turned to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors in order to determine the fate of Iran’s highly enriched uranium, according to reports by Reuters and other media outlets.
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SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks were trading more than 3 percent lower late Wednesday morning amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran and sharp losses in technology shares.
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The Kuwaiti army said its air defence systems are currently engaging in interceptions against hostile aerial targets.
China's wholesale prices rose at the fastest pace in nearly four years in May, driven by surging raw material costs from the Iran war and an artificial intelligence investment boom, while consumer inflation came in below estimates.
The reopening of hostilities between the US and Iran has reignited fears that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed for months or even years, shutting off the key shipping channel from the Middle East that carries 15 per cent of the world’s oil supply.
Oil prices rose on Wednesday after the U.S. launched military strikes against Iran, raising concerns that renewed hostilities could threaten shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — US forces carried out strikes against Iran on Wednesday in what President Donald Trump said was retaliation for the downing of an American helicopter by the Islamic Republic a day earlier.