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U.S. Hits Iranian Arms Depot as Iran Strikes Kuwaiti Tanker, Fueling Regional Flare-Up

The cross-border attacks raise risks for Gulf shipping and drive a sharp jump in oil prices.

Overview

  • U.S. forces struck a large ammunition depot in Isfahan with 2,000‑pound bunker‑buster bombs, according to the Wall Street Journal citing a U.S. official.
  • President Trump posted an uncaptioned nighttime explosions video on Truth that the official linked to the Isfahan strike.
  • A Kuwaiti-flagged supertanker at the Dubai anchorage was hit in what Kuwait Petroleum Corporation called a deliberate Iranian attack, with UK Maritime Trade Operations reporting a projectile strike, a fire on board, and all crew accounted for.
  • Oil prices jumped after the tanker attack, with Brent crude reaching about $115.49 a barrel and U.S. benchmark prices also rising.
  • Iranian outlets Fars and Tasnim reported loud blasts and power outages in parts of Tehran, Israeli media noted explosions around Jerusalem and the Shfela region after Iranian missiles, and the Israeli military said four soldiers were killed in combat in south Lebanon as the month‑long campaign has tallied more than 11,000 U.S. strikes on Iranian targets.