US strikes Iran for seventh night in a row; Iranian forces launch retaliatory attacks

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Saturday that it had "stopped" four ships attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz, alleging they were trying to pass through a mined area. This action occurred amidst ongoing retaliatory strikes between Iran and the United States, with both sides launching drone and missile attacks.

The IRGC also claimed that two oil tankers exploded after hitting mines in the strait. However, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) explicitly denied this claim, labeling it as false. CENTCOM stated that the IRGC's assertions, like most of their claims, were untrue.

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Like most IRGC claims, this is false.

In a further escalation, Iranian forces reported targeting US military installations in Kuwait and Jordan. According to a statement carried by Iranian state broadcaster IRNA, targets in Kuwait included an ammunition depot and headquarters buildings at Al-Adiri and Ali Al-Salem bases, as well as communication bridges. In Jordan, fuel tanks at the Al-Azraq base were reportedly hit.

These actions represent a significant increase in the conflict between the US and Iran. The IRGC also claimed to have attacked a US drone depot and destroyed Bahrain's main artificial intelligence center. Iranian state media reported that US attacks on the southern province of Hormozgan had killed three people and wounded eight.

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In the past hours, four violating ships with the support of the terrorist US army were trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, and all four ships were stopped in place during a com