Key events20m agoKuwait says it is responding to Iranian missile and drone attacks32m agoUS launches new round of strikes to 'punish' Iran after two US troops killed in Iranian attackKuwait says it is responding to Iranian missile and drone attacksIn a post to X about an hour ago, Kuwait’s army said it was dealing with hostile missile and drone attacks, following what it described as “Iranian aggression”.The statement said that any explosions that are heard would likely be the sound of air defence systems intercepting the hostile attacks.The Iranian army said earlier that it targeted two US bases in Kuwait with drones, hitting an ammunition depot at camp Buehring (formerly camp Udairi) and radar and air surveillance systems at the Ali Al Salem air base, in retaliation for US strikes on Iran overnight. It was not immediately clear whether the Iranian attacks were successful or intercepted.US launches new round of strikes to 'punish' Iran after two US troops killed in Iranian attackThe US military said it launched new airstrikes against Iran to “swiftly punish” the country’s Revolutionary Guard for an attack in Jordan that killed two American service members, left one missing and four requiring hospitalisation.Speaking to the New York Post, the US president, Donald Trump, described the deaths as a “shame”. “They did it because they don’t want to see Iran have a nuclear weapon,” Trump said of the troops. “And it just shows you how bad (the Iranians) are,” he added.Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, said before the strikes that Washington would pay for “seeking to escalate the conflict”.The US military’s Central Command said the ⁠airstrikes began at 6pm ET (10pm GMT) on Saturday at Trump’s direction and were also designed to “further degrade” Iran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping in the strait of Hormuz.An area near Sirik – on the vital energy shipping route – was targeted about 1.30am local time, Iran’s state-run Irna news agency said. A location near Hajiabad in the same southern province of Hormozgan was also targeted, and explosions were heard in the port city of Bandar Abbas, Irna said. An area near Qeshm Island in the strait was also targeted, state-run broadcaster Irib said.In an update posted to social media a few hours ago, Centcom claimed it had struck “Iranian military coastal surveillance and air defense facilities, maritime capabilities, and missile and drone storage sites,” completing its eighth consecutive night of strikes against Iran.The US and Iran have intensified attacks since their framework ceasefire deal signed a month ago fell apart last week, raising the possibility of a return to all-out war.People drive past a banner showing a portrait of Mojtaba Khamenei in downtown Tehran. Photograph: Vahid Salemi/APIn other key developments: