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US military unleashes strikes on Iran for sixth consecutive day

CENTCOM said the attacks lasted 90 minutes and targeted command centers, air defenses and missile sites to further degrade Iran’s military capabilities.

  • On Thursday, US forces launched fresh strikes against Iran for the fifth consecutive day beginning at 2 p.m. ET, targeting military sites including radar and missile facilities in the Islamic Republic's south and striking a Curacao-flagged supertanker near Kharg Island after it ignored multiple warnings.
  • Iran's parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf declared his country had 'no reason to remain committed' to the interim peace deal signed roughly a month earlier, as the resumed blockade threatens Iran's strained economy and Iran fired at American bases in Kuwait and Jordan.
  • Brent crude surged 11% this week to around $85 a barrel as seven-day crude flows plummeted to about 5.5 million barrels daily from around 9.4 million the prior week; RBC analysts stated 'the ceasefire is over, with vessels under heavy Iranian fire,' warning Hormuz traffic will not return to pre-war levels.
  • Vice President JD Vance characterized US strategy as 'a delicate diplomatic dance' combining economic pressure, military action and negotiations, while White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Iran 'very much continues to talk' and wants to make a deal despite military losses.
  • Iran's army spokesman stated the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed unless the United States accepts Iran's legal system and permitting requirements, while the Iranian rial weakened roughly 20% to around 1.9 million per dollar amid intensifying economic pressure and both sides accuse each other of breaching the ambiguously worded peace agreement.
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The U.S. military attacked Iran for the sixth night in a row, but the regime in Tehran has not yet begun to react.

·Hamburg, Germany
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The attacks were carried out to "further degrade Iranian military capabilities," the U.S. military commando for the Middle East (Centcom) said in an X post.

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the start of a new round of attacks on Iran.

·Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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