Key facts
- At least two women were killed and over 260 people injured in the latest U.S. airstrikes on Iran.
- Jordanian forces shot down three ballistic missiles originating from Iran.
- U.S. Central Command conducted strikes on Iranian missile and drone sites, and coastal defense systems.
- The U.S. Treasury froze over $130 million in digital assets belonging to Iran's Central Bank.
The United States conducted airstrikes against Iran for a fourth consecutive night, with Iranian officials reporting at least two women killed and over 260 people injured. Jordan's military announced it had intercepted and shot down three ballistic missiles that entered its airspace from Iran.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) stated that its forces struck dozens of Iranian targets over a seven-hour period, including missile and drone sites and coastal defense systems. The stated goal was to degrade Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping and civilian crews.
In response to the ongoing conflict, the U.S. Treasury Department announced it had frozen over $130 million in digital assets controlled by the Central Bank of Iran. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent vowed to continue efforts to deny the Iranian regime access to illicit revenue.
Earlier, Iran had continued retaliatory strikes in the Gulf, targeting UAE-flagged oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and U.S. military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed responsibility for striking two oil supertankers and a U.S.-made drone was reportedly shot down near Bandar Abbas.