{"id":1101,"date":"2026-07-18T09:06:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T09:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=1101"},"modified":"2026-07-18T09:06:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T09:06:43","slug":"iran-launches-renewed-attacks-on-us-gulf-allies-following-week-of-american-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=1101","title":{"rendered":"Iran launches renewed attacks on US Gulf allies following week of American strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.4303%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/601780442fed87449e852f1fd42f2ae004737206\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Iran launches renewed attacks on US Gulf allies following week of American strikes\" title=\"Iran launches renewed attacks on US Gulf allies following week of American strikes\" \/><\/div><p><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<header class=\"sc-ad76bc40-0 fNDZoQ\">\n<div class=\"sc-5cbbddda-0 hjlPcO\">\n<div data-testid=\"article-author\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-1 hPBdKJ\">\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"sc-5cbbddda-4 borCAt\">Jana Choukeir<\/span> and <span class=\"sc-5cbbddda-4 borCAt\">Enas Alashray<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"article-datetime\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-5 hxoHkT\"><span class=\"sc-a243f860-0 gjmXPs\">Updated <time data-testid=\"storytile-timestamp\" datetime=\"2026-07-18T17:13:34+10:00\">July 18, 2026<!-- --> \u2014 5:13pm<\/time>,<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-testid=\"wbr-separator\" class=\"sc-a243f860-1 jIzAbi\"\/><span class=\"sc-a243f860-0 gjmXPs\">first published <time data-testid=\"storytile-timestamp\" datetime=\"2026-07-18T10:33:54+10:00\">10:33am<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-0 efdRpd noPrint\" data-testid=\"article-actions\">\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-1 iddmiW\">\n<div class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-0 kbEYga\"><button aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Save article to read later\" role=\"switch\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-1 kmQlMe\"><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" height=\"24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" class=\"sc-d1b14060-0 TUyao\"><default:path d=\"M5.75 4C5.75 3.86193 5.86193 3.75 6 3.75H18C18.1381 3.75 18.25 3.86193 18.25 4L18.25 19.7709L12.8004 16.9682C12.2981 16.7099 11.7019 16.7099 11.1996 16.9682L5.75 19.7709L5.75 4Z\"\/><\/default:svg><span class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-2 gaKrMl\">Save<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 kskMyR sc-d1b14060-3 cpmcTK\" role=\"tooltip\">\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/goodfood\/saved\" class=\"sc-3f16ee48-12 sc-d1b14060-2 jyLmZI iQLtAb\">saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Set font size to normal\" aria-pressed=\"true\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 yiNod\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to larger\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 frqtnv\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to very large\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 frqrHP\">A<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<aside class=\"sc-6f94ac39-6 esmrVF\"\/>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<p><strong>Dubai\/Cairo:<\/strong> Iran launched renewed attacks on US Gulf allies on Saturday after a seventh straight night of American strikes targeting Iranian military sites including logistics infrastructure, escalating the war a week after a fragile ceasefire agreement fell apart.<\/p>\n<p>Kuwait came under sustained attack, with a desalination plant hit and operations at Kuwait International Airport suspended due to repeated missile and drone threats.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards said they struck a US military support centre at Camp Arifjan and destroyed a radar facility at Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian state media reported that in Bahrain, the Revolutionary Guards targeted a site where US combat aircraft were gathered at Sheikh Isa Air Base and an intelligence data centre. Reuters was not able to verify the reports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<p>\u201cSince there is no international institution to prevent the savagery of the US military, we have no path before us except the Quranic command: \u2018Whoever attacks you, attack it in the same manner\u2019,\u201d the Guards said in a statement warning US allies in the region to expect more strikes.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, both sides also took aim at shipping traffic, with the US saying it was enforcing a naval blockade while Iran said it targeted vessels that violated its rules on navigating the Strait of Hormuz, the vital waterway for one-fifth of the world\u2019s oil supply.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.307%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/601780442fed87449e852f1fd42f2ae004737206, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.307%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/601780442fed87449e852f1fd42f2ae004737206 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.307%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/601780442fed87449e852f1fd42f2ae004737206, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.307%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/601780442fed87449e852f1fd42f2ae004737206 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"US President Donald Trump in New York on Friday.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.307%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/601780442fed87449e852f1fd42f2ae004737206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.307%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/601780442fed87449e852f1fd42f2ae004737206, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.307%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/601780442fed87449e852f1fd42f2ae004737206 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><default:g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><default:path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"\/><\/default:g><default:g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><default:path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"\/><\/default:g><\/default:svg><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>US President Donald Trump in New York on Friday.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Oil prices climbed more than 4 per cent on Friday to their highest level in more than a month, applying political pressure on US President Donald Trump as his Republican Party tries to hold on to power in November congressional elections.<\/p>\n<p>Washington and Tehran have been testing the limits of escalation since their ceasefire agreement collapsed last week, raising the prospect of a return to all-out war.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<p>Civilian infrastructure was increasingly being subjected to attack despite concerns about potential war crimes.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian media reported that several missiles struck power facilities and desalination pumps in the southern city of Jask on Saturday, citing a local official. Some 10,000 people in 20 villages were without water, Tasnim news agency reported.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"US strikes a key surveillance tower in Iran\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aWU8su_Cir0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A power generation and water desalination plant in Kuwait was hit in an Iranian attack, the country\u2019s Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy Ministry said in a statement. It was the second attack on Kuwaiti water desalination sites in two days.<\/p>\n<p>The US military\u2019s Central Command earlier said it concluded its latest round of attacks by hitting surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage and maritime capabilities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<p>United Nations Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres was concerned about the escalation, particularly \u201cattacks on civilian infrastructure in Iran and across the region\u201d, his spokesperson said on Friday.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"sc-c8170ed7-0 kBAoLZ noPrint\" data-testid=\"related-story\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-1 iHMtRN\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 VKgwt\" data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 kZkxVd\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/world\/middle-east\/trump-sets-sights-on-irans-hidden-nuclear-fortress-20260716-p60frt.html\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"sc-cba76dee-0 hdiTqm\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.659%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/1c02ea50fe7090d43e8857bd53bd90ff85754786, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.659%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/1c02ea50fe7090d43e8857bd53bd90ff85754786 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.659%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/1c02ea50fe7090d43e8857bd53bd90ff85754786, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.659%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/1c02ea50fe7090d43e8857bd53bd90ff85754786 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A satellite image shows vehicles at the western tunnel entrance to Iran\u2019s secretive Pickaxe Mountain complex.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.659%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/1c02ea50fe7090d43e8857bd53bd90ff85754786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.659%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/1c02ea50fe7090d43e8857bd53bd90ff85754786, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.659%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/1c02ea50fe7090d43e8857bd53bd90ff85754786 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Iranian media reported strikes early on Saturday in Hormozgan Province on the Strait of Hormuz. State TV said three people were killed and eight wounded while two bridges and a road tunnel were damaged.<\/p>\n<p>A day earlier, Iranian state media said US strikes hit at least five bridges in the south. Seven people were reported killed in attacks on bridges in the southern port of Bandar Khamir, where a train station was also hit. An airport was reported hit further east in Iranshahr.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has threatened to launch broad-based air strikes on Iran\u2019s infrastructure and has also declined to rule out a ground assault on Iran\u2019s coast or islands.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<p>US officials have said attacks on southern Iran are designed in part to give Trump options. 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