US CENTCOM says Iran launched several ballistic missiles towards neighbours and that forces successfully defeated multiple Iran missiles, while US forces had conducted strikes on Qeshm Island in response to attempted attacks by Iran
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IRGC says headquarters of US 5th Fleet (in Bahrain) was attacked by missiles and drones from the IRGC Aerospace Force
US CENTCOM says Iran launched several ballistic missiles towards neighbours and that forces successfully defeated multiple Iran missiles, while US forces had conducted strikes on Qeshm Island in response to attempted attacks by Iran
[MARKET UPDATE] Oil futures rise with WTI up 2.1%, while US equity futures are mildly lower and gold is also slightly pressured amid reports of explosions and warning sirens in Kuwait, Bahrain, UAE & Saudi Arabia
Air raid sirens reported in Saudi and UAE, while explosions reported in Saudi Arabia
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- "Moments earlier, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces shot down three one-way attack drones launched by Iran toward civilian mariners that were rightfully transiting regional waters. American forces also conducted self-defense strikes on an Iranian military ground control station on Qeshm Island."
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