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Iran retaliates with strikes on US Gulf assets as regional sirens sound

From Jerusalem Post · () English

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  • Iran launched retaliatory strikes on US assets in the Gulf Region after the US conducted approximately 90 strikes across Iran.
  • US Central Command stated its strikes aimed to degrade Iran's ability to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, while Iranian officials reported casualties.
  • Sirens sounded across Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and Jordan as Iran's army reported launching attacks on US Patriot systems and other facilities in response to US aggression.

Sirens wailed across the Middle East as Iran launched retaliatory strikes on US assets in the Gulf Region on Thursday, following a significant US military operation. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) stated that its strikes, completed early Thursday morning, targeted various sites throughout southern Iran to "further degrade Iran's ability to attack commercial shipping and innocent civil mariners in the Strait of Hormuz." Iranian officials reported that the US attacks killed 14 people and injured 78 across five provinces on Wednesday and Thursday.

Iran's army announced it had launched attacks on US Patriot systems with drones in Kuwait, an early warning site in Qatar, and a US army fuel storage facility in Bahrain. Kuwait's armed forces reported engaging a cruise missile, three ballistic missiles, and 10 drones in its airspace, with one person injured by falling shrapnel. Sirens also sounded in Jordan after missiles launched from Iran were detected and intercepted in Jordanian airspace, though no injuries or damage were reported. Bahrain's Interior Ministry confirmed sirens were sounded overnight as Iran launched missile and drone attacks on the Gulf State, urging citizens to seek shelter.

The United States is holding Iran accountable for recent unjustified aggression against commercial shipping and civilian crews freely navigating a vital international waterway.

— CENTCOMCENTCOM released a statement justifying the US strikes.

CENTCOM justified the US strikes, stating, "The United States is holding Iran accountable for recent unjustified aggression against commercial shipping and civilian crews freely navigating a vital international waterway." Fars news agency reported that one US strike hit a rail bridge used for trade with Russia and China, while Mehr news agency reported explosions in Bushehr province, home to a Russian-built nuclear power plant. Meanwhile, Iran's air force was reportedly flying fighter jets to "secure the skies over the funeral procession" of the former supreme leader Ali Khamenei in Mashhad.

A drone attack also hit a camp belonging to an Iranian Kurdish opposition group northeast of Iraq's Erbil, according to security sources, though no casualties were immediately reported. Qatar called for calm amidst the escalating tensions, while Iran demanded full control of the Strait of Hormuz.

secure the skies over the funeral procession

— Fars news agencyFars news agency reported on Iran's air force activity.
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