South Asian News Network

Iran had targeted Kurdish groups in Iraq and warned “separatist groups” against action in the widening war.

The conflict that began Saturday with US-Israeli strikes, killed Iran’s supreme leader, sparking global economic pressure, energy disruptions, and travel chaos. Iran’s retaliatory strikes have targeted many of its Gulf neighbours which host US military bases, while Israel has hit Lebanon and moved forces across the border. On Thursday, Tehran said it had hit Iraq-based Kurdish groups. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have claimed the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the Gulf chokepoint through which a fifth of the world’s crude oil flows, with oil tanker transits down 90 percent. Early Thursday, Iranian news agency Tasnim reported several explosions were heard in Tehran.