U.S. strikes Iran while Kuwait intercepts targets

U.S. forces struck Iranian military sites while Kuwait said air defenses were intercepting hostile aerial targets after the U.S. attack.

1. Frame 1Trump ordered U.S. strikes on Iran; Kuwait soon said its air defenses were intercepting incoming threats.
2. Frame 2CENTCOM said additional self-defense strikes began at 5:15 p.m. ET against multiple sites inside Iran.
3. Frame 3By 9:04 p.m. ET, CENTCOM said surveillance, communications, and air-defense sites had been hit.
4. Frame 4Kuwait reported interceptions about an hour later, while Bahrain sounded sirens and urged civilians to shelter.
5. Frame 5CENTCOM said the targeted sites threatened U.S. forces and commercial ships moving through regional waters.
6. Frame 6Negotiators now face a narrower window as strikes and Gulf interceptions raise the risk of a wider Hormuz fight.