Iran targets US allies in Gulf after overnight attacks

War continues to be fought between US and Iran that latter targeting US facilities in Gulc countries. AP Photo

Dhaka, Sep 3 (AP/UNB)Iran targeted Gulf allies of the United States for two consecutive nights, firing drones at Kuwait and Bahrain after a Wednesday U.S. aerial bombardment of Iran.

Following a series of attacks Wednesday, sirens sounded in Kuwait early Thursday, where air defenses were intercepting missile and drone attacks during a "blatant Iranian aggression," the country's Ministry of Defense said on X.

Iranian state media said one of the U.S. strikes on the country on Wednesday struck a wedding party, leaving at least four people dead and dozens wounded.

Fighting between the U.S. and Iran has increased this week after the U.S. 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. Iran retaliated by firing missiles at American bases in Jordan, which were all intercepted.

Here's a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and the wider Middle East. Full coverage can be found here.

US strike hits a wedding party

The U.S. Central Command said its strikes focused on Iranian military targets including air defense sites, radar systems and maritime assets.

But Iranian media said one U.S. strike hit a home hosting a wedding in Kuhestak, a small town on the coast overlooking the Strait of Hormuz.

Four people were killed — two women and two children, aged 4 and 16 — and at least 68 were wounded, the state news agency IRNA and state TV said Wednesday. Just after the strike, Ahmad Nafisi, the province's deputy governor, had told Iranian state television that five people were killed. There was no explanation for the change.

The U.S. military said it was aware of the report but that it "never targets civilians."

Iran targets US allies in the Gulf

Bahrain said its air defense systems intercepted several Iranian air attacks early Wednesday, without providing further details.

Iranian state media said Iran's military had launched drone attacks on U.S. bases in Bahrain and in the United Arab Emirates in response to the overnight attacks.

Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Iran acted in self-defense in retaliation for U.S. violations of Iran's sovereignty.