Iran widens retaliation to US-allied Gulf states as infrastructure strikes enter second week
Kuwait reports civilian sites struck, Jordan says it downed inbound missiles and Bahrain sounds sirens as Iran's response to US strikes broadens beyond its own airspace.
How this piece was framed: the Western wire line and the Iranian state-media line agree on the events of 18 July even as they disagree on the framing. Monexus has reported both and treated the open question, whether Iran's targeting will diverge from its defensive messaging over the next 72 hours, as the analytical centre, rather than picking a side before the evidence settles.
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Separate what the nuclear watchdog reported from what it could not determine after the June 2025 strikes.