Key facts
- Five explosions were heard in Yazd, central Iran, early Saturday.
- Iran's IRGC claimed to have downed a US MQ-9 drone over Bushehr.
- US projectiles reportedly landed outside Yazd.
- The US military is conducting its seventh consecutive night of strikes on Iran.
- The Strait of Hormuz has seen significantly reduced shipping traffic.
- Iran claimed to have attacked US military facilities in multiple Gulf region locations.
The US military carried out its seventh consecutive night of strikes on Iran early Saturday, targeting military capabilities following the collapse of a temporary ceasefire agreement. Five explosions were heard in Yazd, central Iran, and US projectiles reportedly landed near the city. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed to have downed a US MQ-9 drone over Bushehr using a new air defense system. The IRGC also claimed two oil tankers exploded in the Strait of Hormuz, a claim dismissed as false by the US military's Central Command (Centcom).
Shipping traffic in the vital Strait of Hormuz, which accounts for about one-fifth of global oil and LNG supplies, has largely ceased amid the ongoing exchanges. Earlier, Iran's armed forces claimed to have attacked multiple US military facilities across the Gulf region, including in Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, and Syria. Kuwaiti officials reported Iranian drone strikes had injured soldiers and damaged infrastructure, while sources indicated American service members were injured in attacks on Jordanian bases. Washington denied claims of hitting civilian infrastructure in Iran, with provincial authorities stating seven people were killed in attacks in Hormozgan province.