US launches seventh night of Iran strikes as Hormuz conflict escalates

• 01The US military launched a seventh consecutive night of strikes on Iran starting at 7pm GMT on Friday.
• 02US Central Command stated the strikes were designed to 'continue degrading Iranian military capabilities'.
• 03Iranian state media reported explosions in Sirik, Ahvaz, and Yazd.
• 04The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reported two oil tankers hit mines in the Strait of Hormuz and exploded; the US military denied this claim.
• 05The IRGC targeted Sheikh Isa air base in Bahrain and the Batelco intelligence datacentre, according to Iranian state media.
• 06The IRGC targeted a US naval fuel-support pier at al-Ahmadi port and a US signals and communications centre in Kuwait.
• 07Kuwait temporarily suspended operations at its international airport due to Iranian missile and drone attacks.
• 08US airstrikes hit bridges in Hormozgan province, killing at least seven people, according to Iranian state TV.
• 09US airstrikes targeted electrical infrastructure and Iranshahr airport.
• 10Iran’s energy ministry told citizens to reduce electricity and air conditioning use after the power grid came under strain.
• 11Hossein Kermanpour, a spokesperson for Iran’s health ministry, said renewed US strikes had killed at least 38 people and wounded more than 400 by Friday morning.
• 12The IRGC threatened a 'devastating price' for countries hosting US bases if American attacks on infrastructure continued.
• 13Iranian strikes hit a power and desalination plant in Kuwait, damaging the water facility.
• 14Qatari authorities said falling debris wounded a child as air defences intercepted missiles.
• 15US forces boarded a ship in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday.
• 16Iran’s Strait of Hormuz handled about a fifth of the world’s oil and gas supply before the war.
• 17Both the US and Iran have different interpretations of an interim deal regarding the Strait of Hormuz.

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The US military launched a seventh consecutive night of strikes on Iran on Friday, targeting military capabilities, infrastructure, and bridges, while Iranian state media reported casualties and infrastructure damage. The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps retaliated by targeting US-linked facilities in Bahrain, Kuwait, and other Gulf states, and threatened countries hosting US bases. The ongoing conflict in the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted shipping and undermined a recent interim agreement between the two nations.