US, Iran Hit Infrastructure Targets as Brent Climbs 2% to $86
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Updated · Detroit News · Jul 17
US, Iran Hit Infrastructure Targets as Brent Climbs 2% to $86
3 articles · Updated · Detroit News · Jul 17
Summary
At least five bridges and an airport in southern Iran were reported hit by U.S. strikes, with Iranian media saying seven people were killed in Bandar Khamir.
Kuwait said an Iranian strike damaged a power and desalination plant, sparked a fire and disrupted many generation units after Washington expanded its target list to include infrastructure.
The escalation spread across the Gulf: Iran said it struck U.S. bases in Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain and a radar site in Oman, while Doha reported a child wounded by shrapnel.
In the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Marines boarded a tanker to enforce Washington's blockade after Iran declared the waterway closed and fighting again choked Middle East energy flows.
Brent rose 2% to about $86 as the July 7 ceasefire collapse pushed both sides closer to all-out war and raised risks to Red Sea shipping as well.