Iran launches attacks on American military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait after fresh US strikes – Middle East crisis live

US military says it hit dozens of Iranian sites in strikes on Monday while UN chief warns that a return to full-scale fighting would be catastrophic'

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Bahrain's military has accused Iran of targeting civilians with its latest attacks on the country, after Tehran said it had struck US military facilities and infrastructure there earlier.

Iran continues its systematic hostile approach through its heinous attacks with missiles and drones that target civilians in the Kingdom of Bahrain," the general command of Bahrain's military said, adding that air defences intercepted and destroyed a number of Iranian aerial attacks" this morning.