By Edna Mohamed, Shola Lawal, Marthe van der Wolf and Hala Al Shami
- Iranian media and the Iran’s Revolutionary Guard say at least 19 people, including soldiers, killed in Tuesday’s US attacks on Iran.
- Concerns rise again throughout the Middle East after the US military launched a series of deadly attacks on Iran and it retaliated with drone-and-missile strikes against Gulf nations and Jordan.
Death toll from US attacks on Iran rises to 19
The death toll for the US’s attacks on southern Iran last night has risen to 19 people, according to Iranian media.
At least four people were killed in Kouhestak, seven people were killed in the Khouzestan province, four IRGC members were killed in Kermanshah, three Basij members were killed on Lavan Island, and one person was killed in the Jahrom/Fars province.
CENTCOM denies targeting civilians after four people killed in US attack
The US’s CENTCOM has denied targeting civilians after Iran said a US attack on a wedding in Sirik killed at least four people, including two children, Reuters news agency reports.
According to Iranian authorities, more than 50 people were wounded in the attack.
Stocks fall, bond rout deepens as US and Iran trade attacks
World stocks fell as new US air strikes on Iran pushed oil prices to five-week highs, stoking inflation concerns and extending a global bond selloff.
Fears of further disruption to energy supplies lifted oil prices, with Brent crude futures last up 0.1 percent at $94.87 a barrel.
“The recent increase in energy prices has put additional upward pressure on bond yields, which had already been on the rise on the back of some fiscal concerns,” said Kiran Ganesh, multi-asset strategist at UBS Global Wealth Management.
The escalation in the Middle East and the global bond selloff have given September a shaky start, adding to pressure on global markets.
“With the market already pricing quite a hawkish outlook for the Fed, we think there’s much more scope for downward surprises for the dollar than there is for some of the other currencies,” Ganesh said.
