US military says it ends a wave of overnight airstrikes that rattled parts of northern Iran for the first time
American forces hit targets further north and fired into a ship as Iran warned of wider retaliation and more than 35 people were reported killed.
- The United States intensified strikes targeting Iran early Thursday, hitting northern targets around Tehran and Semnan while American forces fired on the Curacao-flagged tanker Belma after it ignored warnings to cease breaching the naval blockade.
- Since the Feb 28 launch of strikes by American forces and Israel, Tehran effectively closed the Strait to shipping traffic, sending prices for oil and fertilizer sharply higher and giving Iran significant leverage in negotiations.
- Iranian officials report at least 35 deaths and over 300 wounded from U.S. strikes, marking severe human costs in the ongoing military confrontation. A Wednesday barracks strike on Iran's 388th Mechanised Infantry Brigade involved at least 13 missiles.
- President Donald Trump reimposed the naval blockade on Wednesday after efforts to reopen the waterway faltered, stating at an Army War College summit in Pennsylvania that the administration might "finish it off."
- Tehran retaliated with missile and drone fire targeting Bahrain and Kuwait before dawn, while the Revolutionary Guard warned that regional energy exports will be "either for everyone or for no one," threatening global oil supplies.
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US Fires On Ship Attempting To Evade Naval Blockade
The Associated Press reports: The United States intensified its strikes on Iran early Thursday, hitting targets further north as American forces also fired into a ship the U.S. accused of trying to break its naval blockade on the Islamic Republic. Iran retaliated with missile and drone fire targeting U.S. allies in the region before dawn and warned its attacks may escalate. Days of back-and-forth strikes by the U.S. and Iran across the Middle Ea…
The US stepped up strikes early today targeting targets in the northern part of Iran and also fired on a ship that it said was trying to break through a naval blockade.
U.S. forces intensified their strikes early Thursday morning and fired at a ship they accused of attempting to break their naval blockade.
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