US attacks Iran as Houthis allow Chinese ships to pass: What’s the latest?

What the report says

Al Jazeera reported that the United States carried out attacks on Iran for a 13th consecutive night, with US Central Command saying its latest strikes ended at 01:00 GMT on Friday. CENTCOM said the targets included Iranian military command centres, drone storage sites, communications networks, coastal surveillance locations and maritime capabilities. Iranian outlets cited by Al Jazeera reported explosions or attacks in several areas, including Khondab, Khorramabad, Konarak, Jask, Andimeshk, Omidiyeh, Qeshm island and Bandar Abbas.

Casualty reports in the Al Jazeera account varied by location. Fars, citing a provincial official, reported two injuries after a drone attack on Khorramabad. Mehr said strikes hit Andimeshk and Omidiyeh without casualties. Iranian media reported two injuries in Bandar Abbas, while Tasnim said four people were killed and five injured in a missile attack near Ahvaz.

Al Jazeera also reported continued disruption to shipping in key regional waterways. Ship-tracking data showed only one tanker crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, the lowest number since May 7. At the same time, London Stock Exchange Group shipping data showed two Chinese supertankers carrying Saudi crude exited the Bab al-Mandeb strait on Friday, despite a naval blockade announced by Yemen’s Houthis against Saudi Arabia earlier in the week.

The report said Iran claimed drone attacks on Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain and the Muwaffaq Salti/Al-Azraq base in Jordan. US President Donald Trump told Axios he was considering larger strikes, while Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned on X against using frozen Iranian assets to cover future claims, calling it a dangerous precedent.