Iran Fires On Its Gulf Neighbors, Retaliating For U.S. Strikes After A Wedding Was Hit

Iran fired on U.S. allies Kuwait and Bahrain after a night of American strikes that Iranian state media says killed people at a wedding, resuming fighting after a monthlong lull. The exchange followed U.S. strikes on Iranian rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend and an intercepted Iranian missile attack on U.S. bases in Jordan.

The six-month war has pushed Brent crude up more than 30% since it began, with Iran's currency hitting a fresh record low against the dollar. Analysts quoted say neither side can sustain the current back-and-forth indefinitely, with one warning that further escalation could tip into full-scale war, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran will keep feeling the squeeze until it drops nuclear ambitions and regional militant support.

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