Tehran says 'era of one-sided deals is over', Iran strikes Gulf neighbours

Tehran announced it was closing the Strait of Hormuz and launched missiles and drones at its Gulf neighbours, in retaliation for new US strikes following an attack by Iranian forces on a merchant vessel that was abandoned in flames by its crew. Sirens and explosions were heard in Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, local authorities reported, the latest escalation to undermine an interim agreement between Washington and Tehran aimed at ending the Middle East war. Jordan’s army says that three Iranian missiles fell on the kingdom’s territory at dawn amid renewed hostilities between Iran and the United States.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf issued a sharp warning amid the escalating conflict, saying Tehran would no longer accept what it described as unequal arrangements. “The era of one-sided deals is OVER. We told you: keep your word or pay the price. Reality is knocking,” Ghalibaf said in a statement posted by Iran's Press TV.

Iran's Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf:

The era of one-sided deals is OVER. We told you: keep your word or pay the price. Reality is knocking.

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Iran’s Guards said they destroyed “the logistical support centres for naval vessels and the refuelling facilities for US aircraft carriers at the port of Duqm in Oman”. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it carried out a series of strikes against US-linked military targets across the Gulf region in response to continued American attacks on Iranian territory. According to the IRGC, the operations targeted a command-and-control centre and drone hangars in Jordan, a US radar site in Kuwait, and aircraft carrier support and refuelling platforms at the Port of Duqm in Oman. 

IRGC-affiliated Fars News Agency published a video it said showed Iranian drones targeting US military sites in Kuwait, including a Patriot air defense system, an ammunition depot and a radar facility.pic.twitter.com/hXHIqmT58I

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Egypt condemned Iranian attacks on the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain on Sunday, saying they threatened the security and sovereignty of Arab states. Egypt’s foreign ministry said the attacks marked a serious escalation and undermined efforts to reduce tensions and strengthen regional security. The ministry said Cairo fully rejected attacks that targeted the security and sovereignty of Arab countries and said it stood in solidarity with the four Persian Gulf states. It said there could be no justification for such attacks and called for restraint, respect for international law and efforts to prevent further instability in the region.
Kuwait condemned Iranian attacks on the country on Sunday, saying they violated its sovereignty and posed a direct threat to its security and stability. Kuwait’s foreign ministry said the attacks earlier in the day showed a repeated hostile approach by Iran and a serious breach of international law, the UN Charter and UN Security Council Resolution 2817.
The Pentagon said it had struck Iran after the Revolutionary Guards force fired on a Cyprus-registered container ship which it said was sailing an “unauthorised route” through the strait.