
The Mina Al-Ahmadi oil refinery operates in Kuwait. (Photo: AP)
Iran on Saturday announced the launch of fresh operations targeting maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz following a seventh consecutive night of US airstrikes on the Islamic Republic, The Independent reported. Tehran has claimed its forces stopped four vessels in the Strait, while Iranian state media reported that two oil tankers caught fire and exploded after passing through a mined route. The US military, however, rejected it as “false.”
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.
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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.
Latest Developments
- Flights between the Iranian city of Shiraz and Dubai resumed on Saturday after a five-month halt, Iran’s Fars news agency reported citing an official, according to Reuters.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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