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[^2]\n\nAkram al-Kaabi, the head of Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba, an Iranian-backed paramilitary group in Iraq, threatened US troops stationed in the country with a deadline to withdraw by the end of September. [^3]\n\nSaudi Arabia accused Iran of attacking a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz earlier on Wednesday. [^4]\n\nSaudi Arabia stated that the tanker attack resulted in fatalities among the crew. [^5]\n\nIran's state broadcaster Irib reported on X that the attacks were a response to 'America's crimes' and targeted US military bases in Kuwait. [^6]\n\nKuwait's military stated on X that the air defense was repelling hostile rocket and drone attacks, with explosion sounds attributed to the interception of drones. [^7]\n\nKuwait, Jordan, and Bahrain were targeted by Iranian retaliatory strikes in the night of Wednesday after the US military attacked facilities in Iran. [^8]\n\nUS Defense Minister Pete Hegseth extended troop stationing in the region, according to the Wall Street Journal. 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