Live Updates: Iran targets U.S. bases in Jordan and Iraq as raging war depletes U.S. interceptor stockpiles
Military tensions escalate across the Middle East as Iran targets regional U.S. bases, drawing retaliatory strikes from Bahrain and Kuwait.
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Iran has launched a series of strikes against U.S. forces stationed in Iraq and Jordan, while also claiming an attack on an Amazon data center in Bahrain. In a rare regional response, warplanes from Bahrain and Kuwait have conducted counter-strikes against Iran.
Meanwhile, the Houthis have reported a missile attack targeting southern Saudi Arabia. Coverage from France 24, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and NDTV highlights the expansion of the conflict into infrastructure targets and the involvement of Gulf nations in direct military action.
Updates are expected regarding the impact on regional data infrastructure and any further coordinated military responses from U.S. allies. The international community is also monitoring the upcoming visits of Benjamin Netanyahu and Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the United States.
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Quick answers
Which countries are currently involved in the military exchange with Iran?
According to reports, the United States, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan are actively involved in the exchange of strikes.
What facility in Bahrain did Iran claim to target?
Iran has claimed an attack on an Amazon data center located in Bahrain.
Have there been casualties reported in the regional conflicts?
Coverage confirms 15 deaths in a suicide bombing in Pakistan, and two injuries reported in a shooting near Nazareth.
Coverage (12)
- Houthis claim missile attack on southern Saudi Arabia The Times of Israel · 8h ago
- Trump confirms Netanyahu plan to visit US next week The Times of Israel · 8h ago
- US pummels Iran as Tehran targets regional bases stationing US forces France 24 · 10h ago
- Iran Claims It Attacked Amazon Data Centre In Bahrain NDTV · 10h ago
- 'Vacuum-Gapped, Not Just Air-Gapped'—After Iran Hit Amazon's Cloud Forbes · 10h ago
- 2 injured in shooting near Nazareth, one of them seriously The Times of Israel · 14h ago
- Exclusive | Bahrain, Kuwait Warplanes Struck Iran in Rare Gulf Retaliation WSJ · 15h ago
- Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East The Jerusalem Post · 18h ago
- Suicide bombing in Pakistan kills 15, including 12 soldiers, army says The Times of Israel · 19h ago
- Trump, Zelensky to meet in Washington next week, White House says The Times of Israel · 19h ago
- Jordan’s military says it intercepted 7 missiles, 6 drones from Iran The Times of Israel · 20h ago
- Netanyahu convenes security consultation after deadly West Bank clash The Times of Israel · 21h ago
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