Iran fires on Gulf neighbors despite Trump’s threats to escalate US attacks

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San Francisco is hiring humanoids to clean house 01:37 Auto1080p1080p720p540p360p270p180p 00:00 00:42 00:42 More Videos Close 2 of 5 | The Iranian Red Crescent released a video that is said showed a house targeted by U.S. airstrikes in the southern city of Kuhestak Tuesday evening, which Iranian officials said was the site of a wedding celebration. 3 of 5 | A boy walks on shallow water as commercial vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP) 4 of 5 | A man drives past a banner showing a portrait of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) 5 of 5 | A woman walks past anti-U.S. graffiti and images depicting the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei painted on a wall along Islamic Revolution street in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) By DAVID RISING and BEN FINLEY Updated 9:10 AM MESZ, September 2, 2026 Leer en español Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain intercepted an Iranian aerial attack early Wednesday, as Tehran continued to fire on allies of the United States in the Gulf region despite threats from President Donald Trump to escalate American military attacks. Bahrain, which hosts an important U.S. naval base, said its air defense systems intercepted incoming fire from Iran, accusing Iran of “attacks targeting civilians” in a statement issued by its military. After a respite of more than a month, fighting between the U.S. and Iran has been increasing since the weekend after the American military hit Iranian rocket launchers on an island in the Strait of Hormuz and Iran retaliated by firing missiles at American bases in Jordan, which were all intercepted. The renewed violence threatens to threatens to fully reignite a conflict that is now in its seventh month and has led to a spike in oil prices, roiled the global economy and is posing increasing political problems for Trump’s Republican party ahead of November midterm elections. Since the fighting resumed, the price of Brent crude oil, the international standard, climbed above $95, up more than 30% from the start of the war. Ahead of the morning attacks on Bahrain, Iran fired missiles at Jordan and drones at Kuwait all of which were intercepted. On Monday, the United Arab Emirates said it had intercepted an incoming Iranian drone over its waters as well. US military completes latest strikes against Iran, while Trump vows more for Tehran’s retaliation 1 MIN READ United Arab Emirates says it intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters 3 MIN READ US and Iran trade strikes, and other Mideast news 3 MIN READ The U.S. Central Command said it had completed the latest barrage against Iranian military targets including air defense sites, radar systems and maritime assets. One U.S. strike hit a home hosting a wedding, according to Iranian media. At least five people were killed, including a child, and wounding at least 68 others, according to Iranian officials. The U.S. military said it was aware of the report but that it “never targets civilians.” During last month’s the lull in fighting, the U.S. ramped up economic pressure on Iran, which is suffering from soaring inflation, negative growth and a collapsing currency, as Washington sought to win concessions to fully open the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping traffic. About a fifth of the world’s traded oil was shipped through the key waterway before Israel and the U.S. attacked Iran on Feb. 28 and Iran largely shut it down. Despite many pronouncements from Washington that the strait is open, only a handful of ships are making the passage each day and Iran has regularly attacked vessels. In launching its latest attacks, U.S. Central Command said it was responding to Tehran trying to hit commercial ships and American forces in the Middle East. Late Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump said he would not force Iran to the bargaining table. “I couldn’t care less if they sign a worthless, to them, agreement. I like our position now much better, with almost total control of the Hormuz Strait, and their economy totally collapsing. They are just playing out the inevitable. When are the Iranian people going to rise up and fight?” Trump wrote on social media. Earlier, Trump had appeared to pivot toward trying to bend Iran to his will through economic sanctions. He warned that if Iran retaliated for the new strikes, “they will be hit again at a much harder and higher level.” DAVID RISING Rising covers regional Asia-Pacific stories for The Associated Press. He has worked around the world, including covering the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Ukraine, and was based for nearly 20 years in Berlin before moving to Bangkok. twitter mailto