Gulf Tensions Escalate as Iran Targets Allies and Bahrain Intercepts
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Tensions in the Gulf have risen as Iran and its proxies step up attacks on shipping while Bahrain says it intercepted a strike. U.S. Central Command says Tehran is trying to hit commercial vessels and American forces, as Washington presses Iran with economic pressure and sanctions; Trump describes strikes on Iranian radar systems and asserts strong control of the Hormuz Strait, with Brent crude rising above $95 a barrel amid the broader conflict.
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- Iran retaliates after US strikes, defying Trump’s warning it could be hit ‘much harder’ CNN
- Iran war live: Tehran claims attacks on US bases in Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq Al Jazeera
- Iran attacks US sites after American strikes, wedding deaths France 24
- U.S. strikes Iran tankers under new "tanker for tanker" policy Axios
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