An Iranian missile attack Friday left at least 10 American service members wounded at Prince Sultan Air Base, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the situation. Two of the troops were seriously wounded, one of the officials said. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military matters. Army Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, died days after being wounded during a March 1 attack on the base.
Israel attacked Iran’s nuclear facilities on Friday, just hours after threatening to “escalate and expand” its campaign against Tehran. The strikes, targeting a heavy-water plant and a plant producing a concentrated form of uranium called yellowcake, didn’t cause any casualties or risk of contamination, Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization said. Iran quickly threatened to retaliate.
U.S. President Donald Trump again extended his self-imposed deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump says talks to end the war are “going very well,” but Iran continues to publicly insist it is not negotiating with the White House.
Iran’s stranglehold on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has caused growing concerns of a global energy crisis and appears part of a strategy to get the U.S. to back down by roiling the world economy. A Gulf Arab bloc said Thursday that Iran is now exacting tolls from ships to ensure their safe passage through the waterway.
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Israel says a missile launched from Yemen has been intercepted — 1:00 a.m.
By the Associated Press
Earlier Saturday, Israel’s military said Yemen had fired a missile toward Israel, the first time it had faced fire from that country.
Israel faces incoming missile from Yemen — 12:00 a.m.
By the Associated Press
Israel’s military said early Saturday that Yemen had launched a missile toward Israel, the first time it had faced fire from that country.
Iran and Hezbollah continued to also fire on Israel overnight Friday into Saturday.
Sirens went off around Beer Sheba and the area near Israel’s main nuclear research center, for the third time overnight Friday into Saturday.
The Houthis so far had stayed out of the war as the rebels have had an uneasy ceasefire for years with Saudi Arabia, which launched a war against the group on behalf of Yemen’s exiled government in 2015.