Iran accuses US of ‘barbaric’ strike near hospital as Kuwait says it is under attack – Middle East crisis live

The Guardian reports that Iran has accused the United States of a "barbaric" strike near a hospital, with a foreign ministry spokesman saying a children's cancer hospital in Ahvaz had to be evacuated. Kuwait says it is responding to renewed Iranian drone attacks, while the US has struck an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz and strikes have been reported in Tehran. In a separate development, the outlet says Lebanon's foreign minister, Youssef Raggi, announced a decision to end Hezbollah's military presence, declaring that decisions on war and foreign policy are now the exclusive prerogative of the Lebanese state. The move is tied to US-brokered talks between Lebanon and Israel aimed at disarming one of the region's most heavily armed militias.

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