The United States resumed strikes on Iran after a five-day pause, attacking Hormozgan and Khuzestan provinces, including residential areas.
Key Takeaways
- The US launched new strikes across southern Iran after a five-day operational pause.
- President Donald Trump ordered the attacks following Iran’s missile strike on a US base in Jordan.
- Iranian officials reported attacks across Hormozgan and Khuzestan provinces, including residential areas.
US Resumes Military Strikes on Iran
The United States resumed military strikes on Iran early Thursday after a five-day pause, launching attacks across several areas in the country’s south following Iran’s ballistic missile operation against a US military base and CENTCOM headquarters in Jordan.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that American forces had begun a new wave of strikes, describing the operation as a response to what it called Iran’s missile attack on US forces in the region.
“These strikes are a powerful response to yesterday’s attempted Iranian attacks on US forces based in the Middle East,” CENTCOM said in a statement.
The command added that American forces targeted dozens of sites belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and noted that more than 50,000 US troops remain deployed across the region.
🚨🇮🇷 🇺🇸 BREAKING: Footage reportedly shows American missiles striking Abadan, Iran's oil refining heartland in the southwest.
-The unconfirmed video appears to capture strikes on Abadan in Khuzestan province, part of the wave CENTCOM launched at 8 p.m. ET
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Trump Orders Renewed Offensive
According to Axios, US President Donald Trump ordered the resumption of military operations after declaring earlier on Wednesday that Washington would respond forcefully to Iran’s missile attack.
“It’s our turn,” Trump told reporters before authorizing the strikes.
Later, speaking to Fox News, Trump said the United States would respond “strongly” to Iran’s missile attack on US forces in Jordan.
The renewed offensive ended a five-day pause that had followed 13 consecutive nights of US strikes on Iranian military targets.
The suspension had coincided with diplomatic efforts, including Omani mediation, following the memorandum of understanding reached in Switzerland last June.
Iran Reports Strikes across Southern Provinces
Iranian officials reported explosions across multiple areas of Hormozgan and Khuzestan provinces as the US attacks unfolded.
Iran’s official news agency IRNA said at least two people were injured after a US strike hit Qeshm Island.
Hormozgan’s deputy governor said a residential house was struck and confirmed that search and rescue teams were working to reach three people trapped beneath the rubble.
Iranian state television also reported explosions in Bandar Abbas, Abu Musa Island, Kish Island, and waters surrounding Qeshm Island, saying some of the blasts were linked to defensive activities by Iran’s armed forces.
Further west, Khuzestan provincial officials said missile attacks targeted areas around Ahvaz, Shadegan, Abadan, and Arvand Kenar.
Additional explosions were reported in Bushehr Province, while Nour News reported multiple blasts around Ahvaz.
Tasnim News Agency reported that US missiles continued to be launched intensively from Kuwaiti territory toward Iran.
🚨🇺🇸 🇮🇷 BREAKING: CENTCOM has finished a heavy wave of strikes on Iran, hitting dozens of IRGC targets in answer to the missile attack on American forces.
-The wave completed at 10 p.m. ET, with CENTCOM saying its forces struck dozens of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targets… pic.twitter.com/XMDceRPklF
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Iran: Jordan Strike Targeted US Military Positions
The latest US offensive followed Iran’s ballistic missile operation against the Muwaffaq al-Salti Air Base and CENTCOM headquarters in Jordan.
The IRGC said its Aerospace Force carried out the operation in response to continued American attacks on Iranian territory.
Iranian television reported that the strike was conducted using intelligence supplied by the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, saying the operation targeted newly deployed US military assets, including A-10 and F-15 aircraft stationed at the base.
According to Iranian media, the operation constituted a “surprise attack” that successfully destroyed its designated targets.
Iranian officials also warned that all US military movements in the region remain under continuous surveillance and said additional targets would be struck if further American attacks occur.
The renewed US attacks come amid a rapidly widening regional confrontation involving Iran, the United States, Iraq, Jordan, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia.
Iran has maintained that it will continue responding to American military operations by targeting US bases and strategic facilities across the region while enforcing its restrictions on maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
(PC, Al Mayadeen, Tasnim, Axios)
The Iranian authorities and military decision-makers must study the history of American wars at least from Vietnam (including Cambodia and Laos) to Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and its active participation in the Gaza holocaust. There is one continuous trend: It considers outsiders’ lives as very very cheap while it places a superior and exceptionalist premium on American or western lives (even if they are active combatants, unlike in the “others” case). Western war farers understand only one language: Raw violence. Unlike for the noble Iranians or Palestinians, diplomacy and negotiations are a mere fig-leaf cover. Patience does not always pay.