Iran Launches Fresh Attacks After Sixth Day of US Strikes
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- Iran launched new attacks on U.S. facilities in the Gulf following six consecutive nights of U.S. strikes on Iranian military targets.
- The escalation has disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical route for global oil and gas, leading to increased energy prices.
- While the U.S. stated its strikes aimed to degrade Iranian military capabilities, Iran's actions appear intended to assert authority over the Strait, though not necessarily seeking full-scale escalation.
Iran has launched fresh attacks on U.S. facilities in the Gulf, escalating a conflict that has seen six consecutive nights of U.S. strikes on Iranian military targets. This recent exchange marks a significant deterioration after a fragile truce dissolved into daily assaults and counterattacks.
US forces, including fighter jets, aerial drones, and warships, launched precision munitions that hit dozens of Iranian military targets such as coastal surveillance and air defense sites, military logistics infrastructure, and maritime capabilities.
The U.S. military confirmed completing another night of strikes, targeting Iranian military capabilities on Qeshm Island and near Bandar Abbas. These precision strikes, involving fighter jets, drones, and warships, hit coastal surveillance sites, air defense systems, logistics infrastructure, and maritime assets, according to U.S. Central Command. Iran, in turn, reported attacking U.S. facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait, with explosions heard in Doha, Qatar, injuring a child.
This renewed conflict has severely impacted global energy markets. Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most vital route for oil and gas, has been largely halted. Iran resumed its blockade of the strait, while the U.S. blockaded Iranian ports. This disruption has driven up global energy prices, with Iran also signaling potential action through its Houthi allies to close the Bab al-Mandeb strait in the Red Sea if U.S. attacks on Iranian infrastructure continue.
US President Donald Trump would not "sit by and allow these active acts of terrorism to take place in the strait without ensuring Iran pays consequences for that".
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that President Donald Trump would not tolerate these "acts of terrorism" without consequences but also affirmed the president's openness to diplomacy. Iranian sources suggest Tehran aims to establish authority over the Strait of Hormuz, though they indicate a reluctance to pursue an escalation that would jeopardize a June memorandum of understanding. The ongoing conflict has instilled fear among residents within Iran, with concerns about the potential for war.
the president was "always open to diplomacy at the very same time".
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Originally published by RTÉ News in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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