Iran Launches Military and Economic Retaliation as US-Israeli Strikes Devastate Gulf

Retaliation swept the Gulf as Iran-backed forces attacked energy and infrastructure targets across five countries.

Kuwait's largest oil refinery was set ablaze in the third strike in less than three weeks.

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The UAE's Habshan gas facility caught fire after debris from intercepted drones and missiles fell.

Gulf air defenses intercepted dozens of missiles and drones in a single day.

The retaliatory attacks struck strategic economic targets intertwined with Western energy and defense interests.

Iran's IRGC denied responsibility for the Kuwait desalination plant strike and shifted blame to Israel.

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US-Israeli forces launched strikes on energy and infrastructure targets inside Iran, not limited to military assets.

These strikes have killed more than 1,340 people, including then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

The targeting of bridges emerged as a prominent feature of the strikes.

“An air strike has hit a power and desalination plant in Kuwait”

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Trump warned the military hasn't even started destroying what's left in Iran.

The US and Israel had struck the B1 bridge west of Tehran.

Iranian media published a list of major bridges across the region as possible retaliatory targets.

The UAE confirmed six injuries from Iranian strikes near the Khalifa Industrial Zone.

Kuwait mourned the deaths of two National Guard officers killed in the line of duty.

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In Bahrain, three people were injured and a university building was damaged.

The escalating attacks showed how the US-Israeli campaign was morphing into a regional war.

The UAE is pressuring Trump for a ground invasion of Iran, while Oman and Qatar favor a diplomatic solution.

Trump tweeted aggressive threats to continue escalating strikes inside Iran.

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The Council on Foreign Relations warned this was a major shift toward pursuing regime change.

Diplomatic talks were underway in Islamabad to seek de-escalation.