{"id":59586,"date":"2026-07-18T09:18:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T09:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=59586"},"modified":"2026-07-18T09:18:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T09:18:27","slug":"iran-renews-attacks-on-gulf-states-after-another-night-of-us-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=59586","title":{"rendered":"Iran renews attacks on Gulf states after another night of US strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Reuters)    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DUBAI, July 18 &#8211; Iran launched renewed attacks \u200bon U.S. Gulf allies on Saturday after a seventh straight night of U.S. strikes targeting Iranian military sites including logistics infrastructure, \u200cescalating the war one week after a fragile ceasefire agreement fell apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kuwait came under sustained attack, with a desalination plant hit and operations at Kuwait International Airport suspended due to repeated missile and drone threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guards said they struck a U.S. military support centre at Camp Arifjan and destroyed a radar facility at Ali Al Salem Air Base in \u200bKuwait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iranian state media reported that in Bahrain, the Revolutionary Guards targeted a site where U.S. combat aircraft were gathered at Sheikh Isa Air \u200bBase and an intelligence data centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reuters was not able to verify the reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Since there is no international institution to prevent \u2060the savagery of the U.S. military, we have no path before us except the Quranic command: \u2018Whoever attacks you, attack it in the same manner&#8217;,\u201d the \u200bGuards said in a statement warning U.S. allies in the region to expect more strikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Friday, both sides took aim at shipping traffic, with the U.S. saying \u200bit was enforcing a naval blockade while Iran said it targeted vessels that violated its rules on navigating the Strait of Hormuz, the vital waterway for one-fifth of the world&#8217;s oil supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/oil-rises-intensifying-us-iran-hostilities-threat-red-sea-closure-2026-07-17\/\">Oil prices<\/a>&nbsp;climbed more than 4% on Friday to their highest level in more than a month, applying political pressure on U.S. President Donald Trump as his Republican Party \u200btries to hold on to power in November congressional elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Reuters) DUBAI, July 18 &#8211; Iran launched renewed attacks \u200bon U.S. Gulf allies on Saturday after a seventh straight night of U.S. strikes targeting Iranian military sites including logistics infrastructure, \u200cescalating the war one week after a fragile ceasefire agreement fell apart. 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