Concern for renewed war in Iran as US attacks military, civilian targets
Concern for renewed war in Iran as US attacks military, civilian targets The US military has significantly increased attacks on Iran in recent days as...
Key points
- Concern for renewed war in Iran as US attacks military, civilian targets The US military has significantly increased attacks on Iran in recent days as Strait of Hormuz standoff boils over.
- US CENTCOM completes third round of strikes on Iran Tehran, Iran – Several days of military attacks by the United States across Iran have marked the most intense rounds of bombardment since the two sides reached a vague memorandum of understanding last month.
- US fighter jets and warships have hit hundreds of military targets and a number of civilian ones in nearly a week of strikes, with Iranian authorities reporting attacks in at least 10 provinces, mainly in southern Iran near the strategically important Strait of Hormuz.
- Iran said it had also attacked US interests across the region, including in Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Qatar and Oman, in response to US strikes, as prospects for negotiations to replace military escalation remained slim.
What happened
Concern for renewed war in Iran as US attacks military, civilian targets The US military has significantly increased attacks on Iran in recent days as Strait of Hormuz standoff boils over. US CENTCOM completes third round of strikes on Iran Tehran, Iran – Several days of military attacks by the United States across Iran have marked the most intense rounds of bombardment since the two sides reached a vague memorandum of understanding last month. US fighter jets and warships have hit hundreds of military targets and a number of civilian ones in nearly a week of strikes, with Iranian authorities reporting attacks in at least 10 provinces, mainly in southern Iran near the strategically important Strait of Hormuz. Iran said it had also attacked US interests across the region, including in Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Qatar and Oman, in response to US strikes, as prospects for negotiations to replace military escalation remained slim. The attacks have reduced Iran’s capacity for electricity generation by about 4,200 megawatts, just as summer temperatures reached 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) this week, Mohammad Allahdad, head of Tavanir, the government-owned parent company for the...