Iran escalates attacks on US bases in Gulf states, warns of more 'incidents' in strait

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U.S. and Iranian forces exchanged heavy missile and drone attacks targeting U.S. bases across Gulf states including Bahrain and Kuwait, amidst Iran's declaration of closing the Strait of Hormuz. These attacks have raised oil prices and heightened regional security tensions.

WASHINGTON/DUBAI, July 13 (Reuters) - U.S. and Iranian forces exchanged heavy missile and drone assaults, with Tehran targeting U.S. facilities in states across the Gulf and saying it had again closed the vital Strait of Hormuz, sending oil prices higher. Iran's Revolutionary Guardssaid on Monday they targeted U.S. military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait, destroyed radar systems in Oman, and struck fuel tanks and ammunition depots at Prince Hassan Air Base in Jordan in their latest response to another wave of U.S. strikes.