US hits civilian infrastructure as it expands strikes against Iran

• 01US airstrikes hit bridges in Iran’s Hormozgan province, killing at least seven people, and struck a tower in Chabahar port that the US military claimed the IRGC used to facilitate attacks on vessels.
• 02Iran’s health ministry spokesperson Hossein Kermanpour reported that renewed US strikes had killed at least 38 people and wounded more than 400 in Iran by Friday morning.
• 03Iran’s energy ministry requested citizens reduce electricity and air conditioning usage after US strikes on energy facilities strained the power grid amid extreme heat.
• 04The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) threatened countries hosting US bases with a "devastating price" if attacks on civilian infrastructure continued.
• 05Iranian military strikes targeted Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Oman, and Qatar, with strikes in Kuwait damaging a power and desalination plant that supplies 90% of the country's drinking water.
• 06Strikes in Iraqi Kurdistan killed eight members of armed Kurdish opposition groups, whom the group blamed on Iran, while Tehran claimed to have struck the al-Tanf military base in Syria, a claim Syrian authorities denied.
• 07The US reimposed a blockade on Iranian ports and ships on Wednesday, boarding the M/T Wen Yao in the Gulf of Oman and redirecting three commercial vessels attempting to break the blockade.
• 08A tanker traveling near Oman sustained minor damage during an attack, according to the British military, while Iranian state media reported the US struck an empty oil tanker docked at Kharg Island.
• 09The conflict has entered its seventh day, undermining an interim deal between Iran and the US that was intended to keep the Strait of Hormuz open for negotiations.

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The US expanded its aerial campaign against Iran by striking bridges, energy facilities, and port infrastructure, resulting in dozens of casualties and causing power grid strain. In response, Iran targeted US allies in Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Oman, and Qatar, damaging critical infrastructure in Kuwait, while the US enforced a naval blockade of Iranian ports. These actions have halted shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and undermined a previous interim agreement aimed at keeping the waterway open.