Middle East live: US military says Iran launched seven ballistic missiles at Kuwait, Bahrain
US military officials on Saturday said Iran launched seven ballistic missiles toward the neighboring Gulf nations of Kuwait and Bahrain, with US forces intercepting six of the missiles and a seventh failing to reach its target. Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they had hit "enemy bases" in the Gulf...
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Middle East live: US military says Iran launched seven ballistic missiles at Kuwait, Bahrain
US military officials on Saturday said Iran launched seven ballistic missiles toward the neighboring Gulf nations of Kuwait and Bahrain, with US forces intercepting six of the missiles and...
