New Delhi, Sept. 3 -- Iran fired on U.S. allies in the Gulf early Wednesday following a night of American bombardment that Iranian state media says included a deadly strike on a wedding party.

Sirens sounded in Kuwait, where air defenses were intercepting missile and drone attacks during a "blatant Iranian aggression," the country's Ministry of Defense said on X.

The latest violence came after a monthlong lull in fighting. The six-month war has led to a spike in oil prices, roiled the global economy and posed increasing political problems for U.S. President Donald Trump's Republican Party ahead of November midterm elections.

Fighting has escalated since the American military hit Iranian rocket launchers on an island in the Strait of Ho...