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Iran Escalates Attacks Across the Gulf After More U.S. Strikes · GNN Daily Breaking News

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  Speaker 1: Iran has intensified its military campaign across the Gulf following
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  Speaker 1: a new wave of US strikes, launching missiles and drones
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  Speaker 1: at multiple states, including Kutar, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain,
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  Speaker 1: Oman and Jordan. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps RGC claimed responsibility,
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  Speaker 1: saying its forces targeted US military facilities, while Washington confirmed
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  Speaker 1: its own forces struck more than one hundred forty Iranian
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  Speaker 1: sites over the weekend. The escalation has rattled Gulf capitals.
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  Speaker 1: In Qatar, three people, including a child, were injured by
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  Speaker 1: falling shrapnel. Kuwait reported damage to border centers and an
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  Speaker 1: offshore oil platform, with one worker wounded. Bahrain sounded air
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  Speaker 1: raid sirens repeatedly as missiles approached, while Oman summoned Doran's
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  Speaker 1: ambassador after drone strikes hit Musandam and Al Wusta. Jordan
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  Speaker 1: confirmed Iranian missiles landed near a US base but caused
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  Speaker 1: no casualties. The US Central Command sent COOM said it
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  Speaker 1: strikes destroyed missile launch sites, naval assets, and ammunition depots,
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  Speaker 1: with later operations hitting Bondharabas, Kesham Island and Hatchiabad in
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  Speaker 1: Hormazgan province. American aircraft also intercepted an Iranian cruise missile
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  Speaker 1: and a one way drone. Iran declared the Strait of
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  Speaker 1: Hormas closed until further notice, disrupting one of the world's
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  Speaker 1: most critical energy routes. Roughly twenty percent of global oil
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  Speaker 1: and gas supplies passed through the strait, making the closure
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  Speaker 1: a major economic risk. Energy markets are already reacting to
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  Speaker 1: the uncertainty, with analysts warning of price spikes if the
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  Speaker 1: disruption continues. The escalation comes just weeks after a fragile
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  Speaker 1: interim agreement between Washington and Tehran collapsed. President Donald Trump
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  Speaker 1: said we're beating them up, referring to US strikes, while
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  Speaker 1: leaving the door open to further talks. Tehran responded that
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  Speaker 1: the era of one sided deals is over, signaling it
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  Speaker 1: will continue retaliatory measures unless US policy changes. Regional governments
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  Speaker 1: are alarmed at the widening conflict. Gulf states hosting US
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  Speaker 1: Bass are increasingly vulnerable, with air defenses intercepting but not
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  Speaker 1: fully preventing Iranian strikes. Mediator states like Qatar and Oman,
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  Speaker 1: previously spared, are now being targeted, undermining their role in
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  Speaker 1: peace efforts. The situation underscores the risk of a broader confrontation.
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  Speaker 1: With the Strait of Hormas closed, Gulf states under fire,
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  Speaker 1: and US forces striking deep inside Iran, the conflict is
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  Speaker 1: entering a dangerous new phase that threatens both regional stability
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  Speaker 1: and the global economy.