US launches fresh strikes on Iran and claims targets hit

The United States launched fresh strikes on Iran, claiming to have hit its intended targets. Iranian media reported explosions in several areas, including Qeshm Island, Ahvaz, Bandar Abbas, Sistan-Baluchistan, and Hormozgan, as well as near Jiroft Airport and in Asalouyeh.

According to The Mainichi and Hindustan Times, one of the US strikes hit a home hosting a wedding in Sirik, a coastal area on Iran's Strait of Hormuz, killing at least five people, including a four-year-old, and wounding dozens, with 68 injuries reported by IRNA news agency. Iran's foreign ministry stated that the deaths would not be forgotten and pledged that Iran would respond.

Iran retaliated to the US strikes, launching ballistic missile attacks on two US bases in Jordan, with the Jordanian army intercepting 10 missiles and reporting no injuries or hits. Iran's Revolutionary Guards also struck US bases with missiles and drones in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, and drone attacks were reported in Bahrain.

Kuwait's army said it was responding to Iranian missile attacks, and alert sirens were heard in Bahrain. US Central Command said the strikes were in response to Tehran's attempts to attack commercial ships and American forces in the Middle East.

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