Undermining U.S. and Israeli claims to have knocked out much of Iran's stock of long-range weapons, more drones were reported on Thursday flying into Kuwait, Iraq, the UAE, Bahrain and Oman.

Oil prices that had come down earlier in the week after Trump said the war would soon be over blasted back above $100 a barrel.

Iran has said it would not allow oil through the world's most important energy trade route - the Strait of Hormuz that runs along its coast - until U.S. and Israeli attacks ceased, and it would not conduct any negotiations with Washington.
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announced on Thursday it would temporarily shut its branches in the UAE, a day after Iran said it considered banks to be legitimate targets and warned Middle East residents to stay 1,000 metres from them. HSBC has shut branches in Qatar.
Iran will fight on and keep the Strait of Hormuz shut as leverage against the United States and Israel, new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday in the first comments attributed to him since he succeeded his slain father.
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Iran has made clear over the past two days that its strategy now is to impose a prolonged economic shock on the world to force Trump to back off.
The spokesperson for Iran's military command said on Wednesday that the world should prepare for oil prices of $200 a barrel because of instability caused by the U.S. That would be well above the highest oil price in history of $147.27 in July 2008, weeks before the start of the global financial crisis.

Trump said Wednesday's announcement of the huge release of reserves would "substantially reduce oil prices as we end this threat to America and the world".
Iran also hit fuel tanks in Bahrain, and
drones struck oil storage facilities at Oman's Salalah port on Wednesday. Saudi Arabia said it had also intercepted several drones heading towards its Shaybah oilfield on Thursday.
Earlier this week, Iran's Police Chief, Brigadier General Ahmadreza Radan, warned that his forces would treat anyone who takes to the streets "at the enemy's request" as an "enemy".
"All our forces have their fingers on the trigger and are ready to defend the revolution and support their people and their country," Radan added.
Separately, a presenter on Iran's state television Channel Three addressed opponents of the Islamic Republic and those who might protest against the government.
"When the dust of this sedition settles, we will come after you," the presenter said.
"Confiscating your property will be the least of it. We will make you and your families pay, whether you are inside the country or abroad."
Iran's police chief has warned that his forces would treat anyone taking to the streets "at the enemy's request" as an enemy.
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