New Delhi, July 13 -- DOHA - Three people sustained wounds at the United States Air Force's Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar on Sunday after Iran launched missiles and drones against the largest American military installation in the Middle East, as an oil shock from the accelerating Gulf war sent Brent crude above $79 a barrel and maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz collapsed to near zero.

The attack on Al Udeid - where roughly 10,000 US service members are stationed - was part of a single-day Iranian barrage against US military assets and infrastructure across five Gulf nations. Qatari air defenses intercepted most incoming fire, but fragments from a downed projectile wounded three people, according to Qatari and Iranian media. A pa...