BREAKING: Iran, US escalate hostilities amid deadlock in talks
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Hostilities in the Gulf intensified this Wednesday, June 3. The US military said Iranian missile attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait and other regional targets were thwarted or failed, while diplomacy between Washington and Tehran shows little progress. Two Iranian missiles fired at Kuwait missed their target or disintegrated in mid-flight, others aimed at regional points failed and three missiles headed towards Bahrain were intercepted, according to the United States Central Command (Centcom). Since the conflict began in late February, Iran has repeatedly attacked targets in the Gulf region where US military bases are located. The Central Command detailed that the US Army also shot down Iranian drones that were targeting civilian vessels in regional waters and US forces in Kuwait. In response, US forces carried out attacks on the island of Qeshm, near the Strait of Hormuz. To display this content from X (Twitter), you must allow audience measurement and advertising cookies. Accept Manage my options According to Iranian state media, the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attacked the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet, located in Bahrain, as well as an air base and helicopters in an unspecified regional country, using missiles and drones. in retaliation for a US attack on a communications tower south of Qeshm. Central Command stated that all attacks failed and that US forces remained prepared to repel any “unjustified Iranian aggression.” This latest upsurge in violence, which raised oil prices by more than 1% at the start of trading on Wednesday, comes more than three months after the initial attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran, with the conflict stuck in a stalemate under a fragile ceasefire and the Strait of Hormuz virtually closed to maritime traffic. To display this YouTube content, you must allow advertising and audience measurement cookies. Accept Manage my options An extension in your browser appears to be blocking the video player from loading. In order to view this content, you must disable it on this site. Try again © France 24 Iran and the United States last week pointed to progress on a preliminary agreement to stop the war. However, neither party has ratified it. Iranian media reported that Tehran has not communicated with Washington in several days, but President Donald Trump says negotiations have not stopped. “Conversations between us have been continuous, including four days ago, three days ago, two days ago, one day ago and today,” he said in a social media post. Read also”You’re fucking crazy”: will the war in Iran be the break between Trump and Netanyahu? With Reuters
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