The flames of war between the U.S. and Iran reignite, and many countries in the Middle East enter a state of high alert.

[Global Times Special Correspondent Yue Chao] The flames of war have reignited between the United States and Iran. According to a report by the Associated Press on September 2, after the U.S. launched a new round of airstrikes in southern Iran, Iran expanded its retaliatory actions by launching missiles and drones at U.S. military targets in Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Iraq, prompting several countries in the Middle East to enter a state of high alert.

Reports indicate that Iran launched 13 ballistic missiles at Jordan. The Jordanian military stated that 10 of the missiles were intercepted, while the other 3 landed in remote areas far from residential zones, causing no casualties. The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated that the targets included U.S. military facilities within Jordan. The U.S. responded by stating that there were no casualties or significant damage at the relevant bases. Bahrain and Kuwait also activated their air defense systems. CNN cited official Bahraini sources stating that the Bahraini military intercepted and destroyed drones flying in from the direction of Iran, and alarms were sounded locally, with the government urging residents to remain calm and move to safe locations. The Kuwaiti military reported that the country's air defense forces intercepted "hostile drones and missiles." The Associated Press reported that a drone struck a residential area in Kuwait City, causing a fire, which was subsequently extinguished, with no casualties reported.

Al Jazeera reported that the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps also announced a joint missile and drone attack on U.S. military facilities in Erbil Province in northern Iraq, resulting in damage to equipment and fuel facilities. The counter-terrorism department of the Iraqi Kurdish region stated that 10 drones carrying explosives were intercepted near Erbil.

This round of conflict began when the U.S. resumed military operations against Iran. Since the first mutual attacks between the U.S. and Iran on August 31, both sides have broken the relative calm that lasted for several weeks. On September 1, the U.S. military launched large-scale airstrikes against Iran, which subsequently triggered a new round of retaliation from Iran.      

According to the Iranian news agency, U.S. forces launched attacks on multiple locations in southern Iran on the night of September 1, hitting a residential home in Sirik County, Hormozgan Province, where a wedding was taking place. The attack resulted in at least 5 deaths (including one child) and at least 68 injuries. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Baghaei stated on the 2nd that the U.S. attack on the wedding event constitutes a "war crime." Baghaei said, "A wedding in Sirik was bombed; this is part of the U.S. struggling to cover up its failures. The truth of this illegal selective war and the true nature of war crimes lie in Sirik, not in the AI-generated videos that portray U.S. officials as triumphant heroes." Aziz, chairman of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, stated on X: "These actions by the U.S. 'will not go unpunished'."