US strikes hit Iran for seventh consecutive night

The United States military has carried out strikes on Iran for a seventh consecutive night, following President Donald Trump's declaration that a temporary ceasefire agreement was "over." The US military's Central Command (Centcom) stated that the strikes are intended to continue degrading Iranian military capabilities.

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The strikes are designed to continue degrading Iranian military capabilities at the Commander in Chief's direction.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) initially reported that two oil tankers had exploded in the Strait of Hormuz after passing through a mined section of the shipping channel. However, Centcom promptly dismissed this claim as false. Iranian media had reported hearing explosions in the central city of Yazd and on Qeshm Island and at the port of Bandar Abbas, adjacent to the strait. The state-run Fars agency specifically mentioned two oil tankers exploding and catching fire.

Shipping traffic through the vital Strait of Hormuz, which normally accounts for about one-fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas supplies, has largely ceased due to the ongoing retaliatory strikes between US and Iranian forces. Earlier, on Friday, Iran's armed forces alleged they had attacked multiple US military facilities in Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, and Syria, though the US denied these claims.

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Like most IRGC claims, this is false.

Kuwaiti officials reported that Iranian drone strikes had injured several soldiers and damaged a power plant and water desalination stations. Sources have also indicated to CBS News that several American service members were injured during Iranian attacks on two Jordanian bases over the past week. Washington has refuted Tehran's assertions of hitting civilian infrastructure in Iran, such as bridges, a train station, and an airport. Provincial authorities in Hormozgan province reported seven fatalities from the attacks. BBC Verify and BBC Persian have confirmed footage showing damage to the Gariveh Bridge, with daylight images revealing a collapsed section of road. A White House spokesperson told the BBC that US strikes were "exclusively on military targets, including military logistics infrastructure."

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The US had "carried out strikes exclusively on military targets, including military logistics infrastructure."