US launches seventh straight night of strikes on Iran

What the report says

Al Jazeera reports that the United States carried out a seventh consecutive night of military strikes on Iran, with US Central Command saying the operation began Friday at 19:00 GMT and was intended to further weaken Iran’s military capacity. CENTCOM said fighter jets, drones and warships hit targets including surveillance sites, logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage and maritime capabilities, naming locations such as Jask, Sirik, Bushehr, Bandar Abbas, Qeshm Island, Ahvaz and Yazd.

Iranian state media reported explosions in Yazd and Sirik, and Al Jazeera cited reports that at least three people were killed and eight wounded in Hormozgan province. Tehran has accused Washington of attacking civilian infrastructure and committing war crimes, while Iranian outlets published images they said showed damage to bridges and railway lines in southern Iran. The US has framed the strikes as attacks on military capabilities.

The escalation has widened regional concerns. The US State Department urged Americans to reconsider travel in the Middle East, warning of a complex security environment. Iran’s military and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed attacks on US-linked assets in Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait, though Washington had not confirmed those claims in the report. Jordan said it intercepted 10 Iranian missiles and reported no casualties or damage.

Al Jazeera also reported that Mohsen Rezaei, an adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, warned Tehran could shift to broader offensive operations if US strikes continue. The conflict matters beyond the immediate military confrontation because Gulf infrastructure, shipping routes and desalination facilities are vulnerable, raising risks for regional security, energy markets and civilian populations.