Iran Strikes 5 Gulf Countries as Regional Escalation Continues

Iran has opened a new front across the Gulf, striking countries that host U.S. forces and sit beside the oil, gas, and shipping infrastructure sustaining the global energy system. Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, and Jordan all reported Iranian missile or drone activity on Sunday after the United States hit a reported 140 military targets inside Iran in response to an Iranian strike on a commercial vessel near the Strait of Hormuz. The heaviest confirmed damage occurred in Kuwait, where a drone struck an offshore drilling platform operated by Kuwait…