

The war between the US and Iran ground into its seventh consecutive night of strikes on Friday, with Washington’s bombing campaign now reaching bridges, airports, power facilities, and a train station in southern Iran, while Tehran widened its retaliation to hit US allies across the Gulf.
Tehran’s warnings: A senior Iranian military adviser warned that the US could face a “full-scale offensive” in the coming days if its strikes continue through the weekend. Tehran has also threatened key ports in Gulf states, retaliation it links to the US destroying a surveillance tower near the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency.
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Seventh night of US strikes: US Central Command confirmed a fresh wave of strikes on Iran overnight, extending its renewed bombing campaign into a seventh consecutive night, as Tehran launched its own expanding attacks on US allies in the region
Civilian infrastructure hit, casualties reported: Iranian officials say strikes have damaged bridges, airports, power facilities, and a train station in southern Iran. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said three of the eight people killed overnight died in a strike on a bridge in Bandar Khamir.
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Iran strikes US allies across the Gulf: Iran’s army said it hit US assets in Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, and Qatar; Qatari authorities reported a child was injured by falling missile debris after the country’s air defenses intercepted incoming fire.
Naval targets and tanker strikes: Iran’s Tasnim news agency said Iranian forces attacked a Thai-flagged vessel attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz, while Bushehr’s deputy governor said the US struck an Iranian oil tanker docked at Kharg Island.
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Warnings of a wider war and shrinking shipping traffic: A senior Iranian military adviser warned the US could face a “full-scale offensive” if strikes continue through the weekend, and Tehran threatened Gulf state ports after the US destroyed a surveillance tower near the strait, according to Fars news agency. Only six vessels transited the strait in the past 24 hours, per MarineTraffic data a sharp drop for a passage that once carried roughly 20% of the world’s oil.
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