Tehran widened its warnings after overnight strikes on Kuwait City's airport while the Revolutionary Guards claimed dominance over the Strait of Hormuz; new details emerged about Washington's nuclear annex to Iran.
Iran claims respone by attacking US Fifth Fleet headquarters and an American air base. US military says two Iranian missiles fired at Kuwait fell short or broke apart en route, while three missiles launched at Bahrain were intercepted
The president defends relationship with Netanyahu even as Lebanon strikes threaten to derail US-Iran nuclear deal.
Israeli officials are calling the move a blatant violation of open-skies agreements with the EU, as diplomatic and aviation authorities scramble to resolve the crisis.
Early fears that the US president would “turn” on Israel have become a resounding strategic blow with the leak of the harsh phone call. The operational restraint in Beirut and the jarring tones from the White House now place the flagship project of rolling back Iran’s nuclear program and striking Tehran under a major question mark.
