Iran has launched multiple attacks on Gulf Arab states, including sending dozens of drones toward Saudi Arabia, following warnings from its new supreme leader about hosting American bases. U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening new major retaliation, saying Friday on social media to “watch what happens to these deranged scumbags today.” Intense airstrikes hit around Iran’s capital, Tehran, as well as outlying areas. It was not immediately clear what had been targeted. The price of Brent crude oil, the international standard, remained stubbornly over $100 per barrel as Iran kept its stranglehold on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
