Iran targets military bases as US launches wave of strikes
Iran has launched fresh attacks on US military bases in neighboring Gulf states, while Washington continued to strike overnight. Tehran said it had struck targets in the region, including in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain, as a sixth day of renewed hostilities strained their preliminary deal to end the war. Meanwhile, the US military said it inflicted a seven-hour wave of strikes in multiple locations to "degrade Iran's ability to threaten innocent mariners" in the Strait of Hormuz. On Tuesday, Trump threatened to target Iran's energy infrastructure if Tehran failed to return to talks. Iran's top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, told state media Tehran had "no reason" to abide by any agreement that did not benefit the country. He added that Iran's national security depended on maintaining what he described as "Iranian arrangements" in the Strait of Hormuz. In the latest attacks, the US targeted command centers, air defense sites, and coastal surveillance facilities across Iran - including in the port city of…
17 Jul 00:00 · Inlandnewstoday