Key facts
- At least 35 people killed and 300 wounded in Iran this month due to US attacks.
- Jordanian forces intercepted and downed three ballistic missiles originating from Iran.
- US Central Command conducted strikes on Iranian missile and drone sites and coastal defense systems.
- The US Treasury froze over $130 million in digital assets of Iran's Central Bank.
- Explosions were heard near the US consulate in Erbil, Iraq.
- An Iranian hospital treating children with cancer and blood diseases was temporarily evacuated due to nearby US strikes.
The United States conducted a new wave of airstrikes against Iran overnight, with Iranian officials reporting at least 35 people killed and 300 injured this month. Jordan's military announced it had intercepted and shot down three ballistic missiles that entered its airspace from Iran. US Central Command stated that its forces struck dozens of Iranian targets over a seven-hour period, including missile and drone sites and coastal defense systems, aiming to degrade Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping. The US Treasury Department announced it had frozen over $130 million in digital assets controlled by the Central Bank of Iran. Several explosions were also heard near the US consulate in Erbil, Iraq, which Iraq's Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi condemned. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced targeting several military structures, a gathering of US forces, and radar systems across Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan. An Iranian hospital treating children with cancer and blood diseases was temporarily evacuated following nearby US strikes. US President Donald Trump commented that Washington appreciates Iran for allowing an American, identified as Dena Karari, to leave the country after being wrongfully detained. Iranian air defence systems also reportedly struck down a US Air Force MQ-9A Reaper drone over Andimeshk in Iran's Khuzestan Province.