Iran targets American strongholds around the Gulf while U.S. hits more Iranian military sites
Repeated blasts echoed in Irbil, the capital of Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdish region, and plumes of black smoke were seen near its airport, where U.S. forces are based. U.S. military officials did not respond to a request for comment on the apparent attacks.Meanwhile, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it had targeted the U.S. base in Udairi, Kuwait, setting ablaze and destroying three ammunition and storage sheds. It also claimed to have struck a watchtower for the U.S.
- ▪Repeated blasts echoed in Irbil, the capital of Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdish region, and plumes of black smoke were seen near its airport, where U.S. forces are based.
- ▪U.S. military officials did not respond to a request for comment on the apparent attacks.Meanwhile, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it had targeted the U.S. base in Udairi, Kuwait, setting ablaze and destroying three ammunition and storage
- ▪It also claimed to have struck a watchtower for the U.S.
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Open this photo in gallery:Boys play in the shallow waters of the Strait of Hormuz, as a plume of smoke rises from an explosion in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on July 13.Razieh Poudat/The Associated PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountIran targeted American strongholds around the Persian Gulf on Friday, while the U.S. bombarded Iranian military sites as the rivals showed no sign of backing away from their conflict after a 13th straight night of strikes.With fighting flaring again and diplomacy appearing to sputter, both sides made moves suggesting an escalation was possible. U.S.
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