The US military has struck multiple civilian infrastructure sites across southern Iran, including railway bridges and a port facility, according to Iranian state media. The latest US attacks targeted six bridges, a railway station, a port control tower, and Iranshahr airport, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported.
Casualties and Retaliation
Eight people were killed and 20 others wounded in the US attacks across Iran last night, according to the country's health ministry. Iran retaliated by firing on Middle Eastern nations hosting US bases, including Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, and Qatar.
IRGC Threats and Claims
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) threatened 'more crushing' attacks if US forces continued to attack Iranian civilian infrastructure. The IRGC claimed to have targeted US radar systems and military aircraft in Qatar to 'punish the aggressor', with Doha stating it had intercepted a missile attack. The IRGC also claimed to have 'targeted American fighter jets and tankers stationed in Jordan', resulting in 'the destruction of several US refuelling aircraft and warplanes and serious damage to many more of them'. The US did not immediately comment on these claims.
Regional Impact
Kuwait's energy ministry reported that one of its power and water desalination plants was attacked by Iran, causing a fire and damage to the facility. The Jordanian military said earlier that it shot down three incoming missiles launched by Iran this morning.
IRGC Statement
Iran's strikes 'will continue until peace is restored to the southern coastline and the strait of Hormuz', Majid Mousavi, aerospace chief for the IRGC, said in a statement published by Iranian state media.
Condemnation from Iraqi Kurdistan
The prime minister of Iraqi Kurdistan, Masrour Barzani, denounced the 'unjustified attacks' on the region that he blamed on Iran. 'While urging the Islamic Republic of Iran to stop this escalation, we also call on the Iraqi federal government and the international community to end these violations,' he said in a statement issued by his office.
Incident off Oman
The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said it received a report of an incident off the coast of Oman involving a tanker and military forces in the area. 'Reports indicate that the tanker was subject to interaction as part of ongoing military activity in the region,' UKMTO said of the incident, adding that it happened 100 nautical miles (about 115 miles) east of the Omani port of Duqm. It provided no further details.
