Iran widens attacks on US bases in Gulf, Hormuz tensions lift oil prices

U.S. and Iranian forces exchanged heavy missile and ​drone attacks over the weekend and into Monday, with Tehran saying it had struck U.S. military facilities across the Gulf and kept the Strait of Hormuz closed, driving oil prices ‌higher.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Monday they had targeted U.S. military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait, destroyed radar systems in Oman, and hit fuel tanks and ammunition depots at Prince Hassan Air Base in Jordan in response to U.S. strikes.

The U.S. military said it had struck Iranian air defence systems, coastal radar sites, missile and drone capabilities and small boats on Sunday, using aircraft, naval vessels and drones.

Explosions were heard on Monday in the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas on the Strait of Hormuz and on ​nearby Qeshm Island, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported, citing local residents. Reuters could not independently verify the report.

Bahrain said its air defence systems intercepted and destroyed several Iranian missile and drone attacks ​early on Monday.

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