The US military said it completed a third consecutive night of strikes on Iran, hitting air defense, radar, missile, drone, and naval targets in Bushehr, Bandar Abbas, Abu Musa, and along the Gulf of Oman and Strait of Hormuz. In response, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced it struck US targets in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan, claiming hits on air defense systems, fuel facilities, and radars. Bahrain confirmed it activated alerts and faced missile threats; Jordan confirmed it intercepted missiles; and Kuwait raised its alert level and confirmed US targets were hit on its soil.
The United States and Iran exchanged strikes overnight Tuesday, marking the third consecutive night of US operations against Iranian military targets and the first Iranian retaliation that struck US assets in three allied countries.
As The Zioneer reported at 00:11 Tuesday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed it launched a third wave of strikes beginning at 23:45 Monday night, targeting air defense systems, radars, missile batteries, drones, and naval vessels in Bushehr, Bandar Abbas, Abu Musa, and along the Gulf of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz. In a separate bulletin at 08:15 Tuesday, the US Army detailed the targets hit in a five-hour strike wave. The thread began with initial reports of explosions in Bandar Abbas, Bushehr, and Qeshm Island at 00:11, followed by CENTCOM's official confirmation at the same time, and an unverified report of an explosion in Mashhad.
In response, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced it struck US targets in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan, claiming hits on air defense systems, fuel facilities, and radars. Bahrain confirmed it activated alerts and faced missile threats. Jordan confirmed it intercepted missiles aimed at its territory. Kuwait raised its alert level and confirmed that US targets on its soil were hit. The Iranian retaliation was not reported in earlier thread versions, marking a significant escalation.
The US campaign, which began in early May, aims to degrade Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. As The Zioneer reported on July 9, the US struck more than 90 targets in Iran on the second consecutive night of operations. The inclusion of Iranian retaliation against US assets in allied countries marks a significant expansion of the conflict's geographic scope.
Casualty figures and the full extent of damage have not yet been reported. The unverified report of an explosion in Mashhad from earlier in the thread remains unconfirmed.
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