Middle East crisis Iran war

Source: New US attacks on Iran

The US attacked Iranian air defense and missile systems on Sunday afternoon, sources for several media outlets reported.

The Americans also fired on several Revolutionary Guard boats in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian state media reports that the island of Qeshm in the strait was attacked with missiles, but that no one was killed, writes Reuters. At the same time, Kuwait reports that three border posts and an offshore oil platform were attacked.

Also on Sunday night, the US attacked several locations in Iran, and the Iranians responded with drones and missiles against military bases in several Gulf states.

Soldiers killed after commanders ignored warnings

Six US soldiers were killed in an Iranian attack on the industrial port of Shuaiba in Kuwait during the second day of the Iran war. According to a review by the Washington Post, the attack was preceded by intelligence that the port was a likely target, warnings that commanders ignored.

The newspaper has spoken to 17 witnesses, including soldiers who survived the attack. They are critical of the commander sending troops to the port despite internal assessments advising against it, including because the facility lacked adequate defenses against drones. At the same time, the soldiers doubt whether anyone will be held accountable.

“If we don’t learn from these mistakes, if we all just buy the same lie, then this will happen to another unit and they will end up in the same situation as we did,” said Major Stephen Ramsbottom, who was in the building when it was hit.