Iran targets strategic U.S. assets in Kuwait, Bahrain after Egypt drone attack
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iran's army said friday it attacked strategic u.s. assets and military bases in kuwait and bahrain, following the latest wave of american strikes. tehran claimed drone hits on aircraft shelters, satellite communication systems, and equipment storage at kuwait's ahmad al-jaber air base, plus a thursday attack on bahrain's sheikh isa air base targeting power generators, navigation systems, and support buildings.
u.s. forces wednesday completed a heavy wave of strikes against iran, hitting dozens of irgc targets. egypt said a drone hit two ships at its mediterranean port of damietta thursday, causing a fire — the first attack on egyptian soil since the war began in late february. no one claimed it. verisk maplecroft analyst hamish kinnear called it a sign of egypt's vulnerability and said the expanding range of drone and missile attacks amounts to a new era of maritime risk.
oil prices fell friday — brent down nearly 2% at $87.30, wti down 2.3% at $81.71 — as signs of recovered crude flows in the strait of hormuz eased supply worries. trump said he'd like congress to add tariffs on iran to a sanctions bill, though those duties would have little effect since the u.s. imports almost nothing from iran.
why it matters: mideast attacks on u.s. bases and egyptian ports widen war risk, yet falling oil prices show markets betting on stable supply lines.
source: cnbc_topnews
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