# Iran ignores Trump threats of escalating the war and carries out attacks on US allies across the Gulf

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/iran-ignores-trump-threats-of-escalating-the-war-and-carries-out-attacks-on-us-allies-across-the-gulf/
- Published: 2026-09-02T13:14:57+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-02T19:31:18+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16098277/Iran-ignores-Trump-threats-escalating-war-carries-attacks-US-allies-Gulf.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, Middle East, World

## Key points

- Iran struck US allies across the Gulf despite Trump's escalation threats
- US wedding strike killed five, Iran's negotiator called US "the Great Satan"
- Oil prices surged over 30% as war entered its seventh month

## Summary

Iran defied threats from US President Donald Trump to escalate the conflict, carrying out a fresh wave of strikes against American allies and bases across the Gulf as the seventh-month war reignited after a month-long lull. Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan and the UAE all reported intercepting Iranian drones or missiles aimed at US military installations, while two oil tankers were disabled after striking sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The renewed fighting has driven Brent crude above $95 a barrel, up more than 30 per cent since the war began, and is creating political difficulties for Trump's Republican party ahead of November's midterm elections.

The exchanges followed a US strike on a wedding in southern Iran that reportedly killed at least five people, including a child, and wounded 68 others, prompting Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf to brand Washington "the Great Satan"; US Central Command said it does not target civilians. Iranian forces said they struck radar systems and US positions at the Al Dhafra and Al Minhad bases in the UAE, Bahrain's Sheikh Isa Airbase, and US forces in Kuwait, Jordan and Erbil, while Iran's Revolutionary Guards said four of their aerospace personnel were killed in a US strike on Kermanshah province. The tit-for-tat came after the US had hit Iranian rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran previously using the month-long pause to face mounting economic pressure, including soaring inflation and a collapsing currency, as Washington sought concessions to fully reopen the strait to shipping.

## Coverage

- [Daily Mail: Iran ignores Trump threats of escalating the war and carries out attacks on US allies across the Gulf](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16098277/Iran-ignores-Trump-threats-escalating-war-carries-attacks-US-allies-Gulf.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)
- [The Hill: Iran targets US allies in Gulf after latest strikes](https://thehill.com/policy/international/6065430-iran-retaliation-middle-east-kuwait-bahrain-jordan-iraq-us-war/)

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