The U.S. and Iran exchanged strikes on Wednesday after weeks of relative calm, with Washington threatening more attacks and Tehran protesting a strike that it said killed five people at a wedding in southern Iran. The U.S. military said it hit Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps air defenses, radar, maritime assets, mine-laying capabilities and communications sites. Iran said it struck U.S. assets in Jordan and Iraq, while Jordan and Bahrain reported intercepting missiles and drones. The fighting also pushed oil prices and U.S. Treasury yields higher.
Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz are seen from Musandam, Oman, Aug. 31. Reuters-Yonhap
WASHINGTON/CAIRO — The U.S. and Iran found themselves back on a war footing on Wednesday after the most significant exchange of fire in weeks, with Washington threatening more devastating strikes while Iran protested an attack that it said killed five and wounded dozens of civilians at a wedding.
The U.S. military's Central Command said it struck Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps air defenses, radar systems, maritime assets, mine-laying capabilities and communications sites on Tuesday, with Iranian media reporting hits on multiple targets near the Strait of Hormuz — the narrow waterway where Tehran has threatened tankers attempting to pass without authorization.
