US forces shoot down Iranian missiles, drones in response to fresh attacks on Kuwait, Bahrain
U.S. Central Command said U.S. forces defeated multiple Iranian ballistic missiles and attack drones launched across the Middle East. American forces also conducted a self-defense strike on an Iranian military ground control station on Qeshm Island.
Trump confirms tense phone call with Israeli PM Netanyahu over Lebanon tensions
President Donald Trump confirmed reports of a tense phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel's ongoing military action against the terrorist group Hezbollah in Lebanon.
During an interview with Trump, the New York Post's Miranda Devine asked Trump to confirm details from a Monday Axios story detailing the phone call in which Trump reportedly told Netanyahu "You're f------ crazy. You'd be in prison if it weren't for me."
Trump confirmed that he took issue with Netanyahu on the phone call, saying "I was a little bit perturbed at his constantly fighting with Lebanon. At some point I said 'Bibi, we gotta stop this. We gotta stop it."
Iran had previously announced a cessation of all communication with U.S. negotiators, citing the Israeli strikes in Lebanon.
Following the phone call, the U.S. brokered a partial truce between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah, though Israel warned residents of southern Lebanon to evacuate on Wednesday, claiming the Israeli Defense Forces were preparing for an operation after claiming Hezbollah violated the ceasefire.
US ally answers Trump's call on Strait of Hormuz: 'Part of a diplomatic effort'
UNITED NATIONS: Romania’s foreign minister told Fox News Digital that Bucharest answered the Trump administration’s call for allied support in the Middle East by allowing the use of Romanian military bases for "defensive activities" related to tensions with Iran and efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
"We have allowed for access to defensive activities, such as air refueling, for example, because we do believe allies need to rely on each other," Romania’s interim Foreign Affairs Minister Oana-Silvia Ţoiu said in an exclusive interview at the United Nations.
"We’re not part of the war, nor do we intend to become part of war, but we are part of an effort to ensure common defense, and we are a part of a diplomatic effort to ensure the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz," she said.
This is an excerpt from a story by Efrat Lachter.
US ally Kuwait condemns 'brutal and ongoing Iranian attacks' after airport was hit
Kuwait decried Iranian attacks in a statement issued by its foreign affairs ministry, saying that the Kuwait International Airport had been targeted.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses the State of Kuwait's condemnation and denunciation, in the strongest terms, of the brutal and ongoing Iranian attacks using ballistic missiles and drones, the latest of which occurred at dawn today, targeting once again civilian and vital facilities, including Kuwait International Airport, resulting in the death of one individual, injuries to others, and damage to vital facilities, including diplomatic missions," part of the statement declared, according to a translation of the Arabic-language post on X.
Kuwait's Ministry of Defense spokesperson had indicated that a building at Kuwait International Airport was damaged and people were injured, according to a post on X by the official account of Kuwait Army general staff headquarters.
This is an excerpt from a story by Alex Nitzberg.
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