New U.S. Attacks on Iran Enter Sixth Day

The United States has launched its sixth consecutive night of airstrikes against Iran, targeting infrastructure in the southern part of the country, according to local media reports. The U.S. military confirmed the commencement of these latest strikes on Thursday night.

Iranian media outlets reported explosions and attacks across various locations, including Qeshm Island, Bandar Abbas, Chabahar, Iranshahr, and Bandar-e Khamir. Tasnim news agency indicated that U.S. missile strikes hit an airport in Iranshahr, while other U.S. attacks targeted a communications tower in Bandar Abbas, leading to power outages in the area. Fars news agency reported a suspected U.S. strike on a bridge in Bandar-e Khamir.

Further reports from Iranian news agency ISNA stated that the Bandar Abbas railway junction station was targeted by U.S. attacks, resulting in two injuries but no significant infrastructure damage. Fars also reported that two people were killed and eight others injured in U.S. strikes that hit the Kehvarstan Bridge and a residential area in Bandar Abbas.

The state broadcaster IRIB stated that HIMARS surface-to-surface missiles were fired from Kuwait toward Iran. These fatalities bring the total death toll to 38 since the U.S. renewed its attacks on Iran. The strikes, occurring days after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to attack Iranian infrastructure, signal a new danger for the interim agreement signed between the U.S. and Iran last month. Both sides have since accused each other of violating the memorandum of understanding amid escalating tensions over the past week.