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Iran launched new strikes against Israel and U.S. military bases in the Middle East as aerial attacks resumed early Thursday after an American submarine sank an Iranian warship and Iran threatened the destruction of military and economic infrastructure across the region.
Israel announced multiple incoming attacks early Thursday and said it was intercepting the missiles. The Israeli military says it began new strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group.
In an interview with CBS News Wednesday, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said that he is "not calling on any boots on the ground" in Iran.
DUBAI/JERUSALEM/ANKARA, March 5 (Reuters) - Iran launched a wave of missiles at Israel early on Thursday, sending millions of residents into bomb shelters as the U.S.-Israel war with Iran entered its sixth day and just hours after moves to halt the U.S. air assault were blocked in Washington.
The four US Army reserve soldiers were killed in a drone strike in Kuwait on Sunday, one day after the US and Israel began the operation.
Trump had a “feeling” Tehran was going to attack US interests, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. Iran’s foreign minister criticised the president’s reasoning. Oil prices continued to climb and stock markets rebounded in Asia. South Korea’s market soared after Seoul unveiled a $68bn stabilisation package.
Newsweek has created a list recording every country where a strike has been reported in the U.S.-Iran conflict.
The Associated Press is using the word “war” to refer to the joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and Iran’s retaliation.
A map created by the CBS News data team shows the strike locations across Iran, including the capital and the site of a major nuclear facility.
Airstrikes have targeted organizations responsible for suppressing protests and cracking down on separatists, though analysts are skeptical the strategy will work.
Production cuts have been seen in Saudi Arabia, which account to 7.0 million barrels per day cut after the closure of Ras Tanura refinery. This is the country's largest refinery with the capacity of 550,