Key facts
- Explosions reported across Iran in multiple cities including Bandar Mahshahr, Bandar Imam Khomeini, Chabahar, Tabriz, Bushehr, Sirik, and Hormozgan.
- US Central Command (Centcom) conducted its ninth consecutive night of strikes on Iranian military sites.
- Iran stated it is ready to "welcome" a US ground invasion.
- US President Donald Trump stated the attacks were in "honour" of three recently killed American service members.
- Two US service members were killed in an Iranian attack on a US base in Jordan.
- An American soldier was killed in northern Iraq by a "downed Iranian one-way attack drone".
- Iran's IRGC claimed responsibility for attacks on US aircraft in Jordan and Kuwait, and a command center in Syria.
- The IRGC vowed to block oil transit through the Strait of Hormuz if US attacks continue.
Explosions were reported across Iran in multiple cities, including Bandar Mahshahr, Bandar Imam Khomeini, Chabahar, and Tabriz, shortly after US Central Command (Centcom) announced its ninth consecutive night of strikes on Iranian military sites. Centcom stated the attacks targeted command centers, air defense, and surveillance sites, aiming to diminish Iran's ability to attack commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
US President Donald Trump stated the latest round of "very hard" attacks were in "honour" of three American service members recently killed. One US soldier died in northern Iraq from a "downed Iranian one-way attack drone," while two others, Lt Tyler James Feehan and Pte Isabella Gonzales, were killed in an Iranian attack on a US base in Jordan.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said the country was ready to "welcome" a US ground invasion and accused Washington of violating a Pakistan-brokered interim deal. Iranian state media reported blasts in several cities, with one person killed and others wounded southwest of Tabriz. Strikes were also reported in Bushehr, home to a civilian nuclear plant.
Tehran called on the International Atomic Energy Agency to condemn a US attack on its Darkhovin nuclear plant. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed responsibility for attacks on US aircraft in Jordan and Kuwait, and a command center in Syria. The IRGC also vowed to block oil transit through the Strait of Hormuz if US attacks continue, reporting that two oil tankers attempting to cross the strait "exploded". The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported a ship fire eight nautical miles north west of Oman's Kumzar.