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Donald Trump says latest strikes are 'retribution' for Iran bombing ships
Alongside a picture purporting to be an explosion in Chabahar, Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social this evening: This is in retribution for yesterday’s bombing of ships by Iran. If it happens again, it will get much worse!”
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Mohsen Rezaei, a military advisor to Iran’s supreme leader, wrote on X “the aggressor enemy and its accomplices will be severely punished”.
US senator Bernie Sanders condemns strikes
The US senator Bernie Sanders said “restarting his reckless war with Iran won’t make America stronger. It will cost more lives and waste more taxpayer dollars”.
In a post on X, he added that “after getting the United States into a war based on lies, Trump has now declared the ceasefire with Iran ‘over’ after less than a month”.
Donald Trump says latest strikes are 'retribution' for Iran bombing ships
Alongside a picture purporting to be an explosion in Chabahar, Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social this evening: This is in retribution for yesterday’s bombing of ships by Iran. If it happens again, it will get much worse!”
Iran’s ISNA news agency reported two out of three power lines that were cut off by US air strikes on Chabahar have now been restored. And the third power line will soon be operational again.
Iran’s Mehr news agency reported the U.S air strikes targeted two marine piers and a maritime traffic control tower in the Iranian port city of Chabahar, adding the separate attacks on Bushehr province in southern Iran did not cause damage to the Bushehr nuclear power plant.
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Fatemeh Aman, an Iran expert and a former non-resident fellow at the Middle East Institute and a former senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, told The Guardian: “The latest attacks raise the risk of renewed escalation, but whether they develop into a broader conflict will depend on the responses of all parties.
“No major actor seems to benefit from an open-ended regional war. However, repeated military exchanges increase the risk of miscalculation and unintended escalation. At the same time, channels for de-escalation remain open, making the situation highly fluid.
“The economic impact is already visible. Even limited attacks can push up oil prices, increase shipping and insurance costs, and undermine investor confidence, particularly if tensions affect the Strait of Hormuz. If the conflict remains contained, the economic damage may be temporary.
“However, a sustained cycle of attacks or disruption to maritime traffic would have much broader consequences for regional stability and the global economy.”
State media also reported explosions were heard in Bushehr, home to Iran’s nuclear power plant complex.
US strikes Iran after Trump threats - what we know so far
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Iran’s Mehr agency said explosions were heard near Konarak and Chabahr. Iranian reports also said air defenses were engaging “hostile targets” near Bandar Abbas. Iranian state TV reported further explosions are heard in Abu Musa Island, one of three small islands that are claimed by the United Arab Emirates and provide the backbone of Iran’s hold over the strait of Hormuz.
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The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) wrote on X: “At the direction of the Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command forces have started conducting additional strikes against Iran to further degrade their ability to threaten freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. The United States is holding Iran accountable for recent unjustified aggression against commercial shipping and civilian crews freely navigating a vital international waterway.”
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Wednesday’s strikes against Iran expected to be bigger than those carried out on Tuesday, an unnamed U.S. official told Reuters.
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Iran’s Nournews cites military source as saying that Iranian armed forces to launch a “massive” attack on U.S army bases in the region shortly.
Wednesday’s strikes against Iran expected to be greater in number than those carried out on Tuesday, an unnamed U.S. official told Reuters.
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Sahar, a 34-year-old teacher in Tehran who uses only one name to protect her identity, said the latest attacks have left families worried about new strikes on the residential areas. “Every night we remain alert, in fear, and charge our phones, keep our packed bags near the doors, and sleep lightly because we do not know when we will have to rush and leave the house,” she said. “People here are tired and fed up; we want peace, dignity, and a normal life, not another unending war decided over our heads.”
Meena, a 29-year-old graphic designer, said the fresh strikes have deepened a sense of uncertainty among young Iranians already struggling with economic crisis and limited freedoms. “My generation has grown up with sanctions, protests, internet shutdowns, and now missiles,” she said. “We are not statistics. We are people trying to work, study, love, and plan a future, but every crisis pushes that future further away.”
Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB is reporting that shrapnel from US projectiles have struck the Imam Ali hospital in Chabahar.
Iranian state TV reports further explosions are heard in Abu Musa Island.
The island is one of three small islands that are claimed by the United Arab Emirates and provide the backbone of Iran’s hold over the strait of Hormuz.
Here is an earlier explainer from Saeed Shah:
Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB is reporting eight explosions were heard in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas with air defence systems activated as a result.
Iran threatens 'massive' retaliation against US bases, state media report
Iran’s Nournews cites military source as saying that Iranian armed forces plan to launch a “massive” attack on U.S army bases in the region shortly.
Iran’s IRNA is reporting power cuts in Chabahar after reports of explosions from the area.
Tonight’s strikes come 24 hours after the US had launched strikes on more than 80 Iranian targets around the strait of Hormuz and revoked a temporary sanctions waiver for Tehran to export oil after Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels on Tuesday.
Speaking at the Nato summit in Ankara, Donald Trump had earlier declared the ceasefire with Iran is over.
US confirms new strikes on Iran
U.S. Central Command has confirmed the strikes, posting on X: “At the direction of the Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command forces have started conducting additional strikes against Iran to further degrade their ability to threaten freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. The United States is holding Iran accountable for recent unjustified aggression against commercial shipping and civilian crews freely navigating a vital international waterway.”
The US military says it’s carrying out another round of strikes after Iran attacked ships in Strait of Hormuz a day earlier.
The latest strikes came as Iran’s Mehr agency said explosions were heard near Konarak and Chabahr. Iranian reports also said air defenses were engaging ‘hostile targets’ near Bandar Abbas.
The new attacks came hours after Donald Trump declared that an interim agreement to end the war with Iran was “over”.
