US strikes Irans airport, bridge and tower, wounding seven as conflict escalates
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The United States launched airstrikes on Iran on Friday, targeting an airport, a strategic bridge, and a telecommunications tower, wounding at least seven people, according to Iranian media. The attacks followed mutual threats, with President Donald Trump warning that power plants and bridges would be hit if Tehran refuses to negotiate.
The US strikes have targeted multiple sites in Iran, including an airport, a strategic bridge, and a telecommunications tower. Iranian media reported that at least seven people were wounded in the attacks. The US has been conducting strikes on Iran for several consecutive nights, targeting various military and infrastructure sites.
The escalating conflict has seen both sides continuing their attacks and threats. Iran has retaliated by attacking US targets in Gulf states, including Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, and Syria. There are reports of damage to civilian infrastructure in Iran, including bridges, a train station, and an airport.
President Donald Trump has warned that power plants and bridges would be hit if Tehran refuses to negotiate. Iranian forces have claimed strikes in multiple Gulf states, stating that they launched missiles at US targets across the region.
The conflict has been ongoing for several days, with the US conducting airstrikes on Iran and Iran retaliating by striking US military sites in Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain. The situation is escalating, with both sides continuing their attacks and threats.
The US has notified Israel that it is sending dozens more refueling planes ahead of a potential expansion of military operations against Iran. According to Axios, the Trump administration has notified Israel it is sending dozens more refueling planes ahead of a potential expansion of operations against Iran. The US currently has about 30 military refueling planes at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv and around the same number in Ramon Airport in southern Israel.
President Donald Trump is considering a massive offensive wider than the current Strait of Hormuz strikes, with options including bombing Iranian power plants and hitting the Pickaxe Mountain underground site. After a Situation Room meeting on Tuesday, Trump is weighing a massive offensive wider than the current Strait of Hormuz strikes — options include bombing Iranian power plants, striking to bury Iran’s enriched uranium deeper, and hitting the Pickaxe Mountain underground site.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said that it attacked a US command center in Syria’s al-Tanf region. The US military said in February that it had completed the withdrawal of forces from the strategic al-Tanf military base, which sits near the Syrian border with Iraq and Jordan.
Kuwaiti authorities said that one of the country's power generation and water desalination stations was hit in an Iranian attack, causing widespread damage. Kuwait’s Electricity Water and Renewable Energy Ministry said via social media that it had extinguished a blaze triggered by the attack and was working to assess the damage and get the station working again.
Jordan’s armed forces said that air defenses intercepted and destroyed three Iranian missiles targeting the kingdom. The attacks came as Washington launched its sixth consecutive night of military operations against Tehran amid ongoing tensions over the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran has instructed Yemen’s Houthis to close the Red Sea to shipping if the US attacks Iran’s power network. According to Reuters, Iran has instructed Yemen’s Houthis to close the Red Sea to shipping if the US attacks Iran’s power network. The Houthis have placed drones and missiles in position to attack vessels in the Bab al Mandeb Strait, the chokepoint at the southern end of the Red Sea.
The Red Sea has become a critical alternative route for Persian Gulf states’ energy exports following the Iranian closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Roughly 7 percent of the global oil output transited Bab al Mandeb in June, according to Kpler, a maritime trade analytics firm.
The conflict has been ongoing for several days, with the US conducting airstrikes on Iran and Iran retaliating by striking US military sites in Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain. The situation is escalating, with both sides continuing their attacks and threats.
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