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US and Iran Resume Strikes After Weeks of Calm
The United States and Iran began attacking each other again after several quieter weeks.
The United States said it hit Iranian military equipment and facilities.
Iran said it attacked American positions in Jordan and Iraq, and Iranian media reported an attack on Bahrain.
Jordan said it stopped most of the missiles that entered its airspace.
Bahrain said it stopped Iranian drones.
Iran said a wedding near the Strait of Hormuz was hit, killing five people.
Reports disagreed about whether 50 or 68 people were wounded.
American officials did not confirm Iranian claims that American personnel were killed.
Both sides threatened to respond with stronger attacks.
The United States said it struck Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps air defenses, radars, maritime assets, mine-laying capabilities, and communications sites.
Iran said it attacked United States positions in Jordan and Iraq, while Iranian media reported an attack on Bahrain.
Jordan said it intercepted 10 of 13 ballistic missiles, and Bahrain said it destroyed Iranian drones.
Iranian officials reported that a wedding near Sirik was hit, killing five people and wounding between 50 and 68 others.
The renewed fighting was the most serious exchange since late July, as both sides faced military, economic, and political pressures.
- Who
- The United States, Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Jordan, Iraq, and Bahrain were involved or affected.
- What
- The United States and Iran exchanged their most serious attacks in weeks, ending a period of relative calm.
- Where
- Strikes and defensive actions were reported in Iran, Jordan, Iraq, Bahrain, Erbil, and near the Strait of Hormuz.
- When
- The main exchange occurred on Tuesday, with the parties back on a war footing by Wednesday; the previous serious fighting was reported in late July.
- Why
- The attacks followed the continuing conflict and earlier exchanges of fire, while both sides threatened retaliation and showed little interest in returning to negotiations.
Iranian Claims and Position
United States and Allied Responses
Responsibility for civilian casualties
Iranian Claims and Position
Iran said a United States strike near Sirik hit a wedding, killing five people and wounding dozens, and described the incident as part of a broader pattern of atrocities.
United States and Allied Responses
United States officials had not commented on the wedding incident, and the Pentagon had not issued an official finding on related allegations about an earlier school blast in Minab.
Results of attacks on United States positions
Iranian Claims and Position
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said its attacks in Jordan and Erbil killed a large number of United States personnel or several American personnel.
United States and Allied Responses
Two United States officials said initial assessments showed no casualties in Jordan, while the United States and Iraq had not confirmed the reported Erbil attack.
Future escalation and negotiations
Iranian Claims and Position
Iran warned that continued American actions would bring heavier and more widespread responses and consequences for countries cooperating with the United States.
United States and Allied Responses
Donald Trump said the United States was in a stronger position, characterized Iran's economic situation as collapsing, and said he was not trying to force Iran to the bargaining table.
Key facts
- United States strikes
- United States Central Command said it targeted Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps air-defense sites, radar systems, maritime assets, mine-laying capabilities, and communications facilities.
- Iranian claims
- Iran said it struck United States assets in Jordan and Iraq; Iranian media also reported an attack on Bahrain.
- Jordanian interceptions
- Jordan said 13 ballistic missiles entered its airspace, with 10 intercepted and three falling in remote areas.
- Bahrain's response
- Bahrain said Iranian drones were intercepted and destroyed.
- Wedding casualties
- The Iranian Red Crescent reported five deaths and 50 injuries near Sirik; Iran's IRNA news agency reported 68 wounded.
- Reported United States casualties
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed that American personnel were killed in Jordan and Erbil, but United States officials said initial assessments found no casualties in Jordan, and neither the United States nor Iraq confirmed the Erbil report.
- Military and economic pressures
- The reports said Iran's economy and conventional military had been weakened, while the United States faced higher fuel prices and had used much of its stockpile of accurate long-range missiles.
Quotes
Iran’s joint military command
Iranian military command issuing a statement
“Those governments and international institutions that remain silent in the face of such barbarism, or seek to justify such acts, must understand that their silence is not neutrality. Those who remain silent today will not be immune to its consequences tomorrow.”
theprint.in
“We warn that the continuation of American evil in the region will be met with heavier, more widespread, and devastating responses, and any country that cooperates with the aggressive American army must accept its dangerous consequences.”
theprint.in
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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