Iran fires missiles across Middle East after Trump claims progress in talks
Iran says it targeted Israel as well as US bases in the Gulf after a reported 15-point US ceasefire plan emerged
Iran targeted countries across the Middle East with a fresh volley of missiles on Wednesday, hours after US President Donald Trump signalled tentative progress in diplomatic efforts to end the war.
Tehran said on Wednesday it fired a volley of cruise missiles at a US aircraft carrier. Iran’s military said its cruise missiles at the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier group had “forced it to change its position”, warning of “powerful strikes” when the “hostile fleet” comes into range.
The conflict that began on February 28 with US-Israeli strikes on Iran has mushroomed throughout the Middle East, sending world energy markets into tailspin.
Iran fired a salvo of “precision-guided” missiles and drones at Israel and bases hosting US forces in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain, the country’s Revolutionary Guards said early Wednesday.
Rocket trails were seen streaming over the skies of Israeli coastal city Netanya, as air raid sirens blasted across much of the country’s central region.
Drones hit a fuel tank at Kuwait International Airport sparking a fireball, while authorities in Jordan reported shrapnel falling near the capital Amman and air raid warnings rang out in Bahrain.