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Iran strikes Gulf states, hitting offshore drilling platform in Kuwait
The attacks targeted countries tied to Gulf energy and shipping infrastructure, and Kuwait reported a drone strike on an offshore drilling platform operated by Kuwait Oil Company.
OilPrice reported that Iran opened a new front across the Gulf with strikes against Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, and Jordan, each reporting Iranian missile or drone activity on Sunday.
According to OilPrice, the regional escalation followed a United States strike that was reported to have hit 140 military targets inside Iran after an Iranian attack on a commercial vessel near the Strait of Hormuz.
OilPrice said the heaviest confirmed damage occurred in Kuwait, where a drone struck an offshore drilling platform operated by Kuwait Oil Company. Oman reported attacks in Musandam and Al Wusta, placing both the southern Hormuz corridor and the port of Duqm inside the conflict zone, while Qatar intercepted two waves of ballistic missiles over Doha.
OilPrice also reported that Bahrain intercepted several aerial attacks, and three Iranian missiles landed in Jordan. Iran said it was targeting U.S. military assets in each country, and U.S. Central Command said no American personnel were injured.