Iran war live updates: Regime issues threat against protesters; US ‘destroyed’ mine laying ships near strait of Hormuz | World news

US Central Command he said somehow to post “eliminated” on X 16 Iranian Ships laying mines near Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday.

Before Donald Trump he said WE It hit and “completely destroyed” 10 inactive mine-laying ships and warned that more were to come.

His comments came shortly after he said there had been “no news” of Iran placing mines in the strait, but he warned that Iran had planted mines in the area. there was If mines are placed in the critical waterway, they must be moved “IMMEDIATELY” or Iran will face military consequences “on a level never seen before.”

US officials I previously told CBS News It is stated that Iran may be preparing to place naval mines in the strait to further disrupt the vital shipping route. According to CNNSeveral dozen mines have been laid in recent days.

Iranian police chief Ahmed Riza Radan Iranians were described on state television as saying that everyone who took to the streets “at the request of the enemy”“We face you as an enemy, not as a protester.”

We will do to them the same thing we did to our enemies. We will treat them the same way we treat our enemies.

All our men have their fingers on the trigger and are ready to defend their revolution and support their people and homeland.

radan said Security forces are deployed on the streets “day and night”.

both Donald Trump And Benjamin Netanyahu to have He called on Iranians to take to the streets and overthrew their regime in recent weeks.

There is Iran Protesters were brutally intervened It has joined a wave of anti-establishment demonstrations since the end of December. US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, At least 7,000 people confirmed killedDuring this period, children and people who did not participate in the protests were included.

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Here are the main developments:

• Iran’s police chief, Ahmed Reza Radan, warned Iranians on state television that anyone who takes to the streets “at the request of the enemy” will be “faced not as a protester, but as an enemy.” Radan said security forces were stationed on the streets “day and night.”

• Lebanese health authorities It was stated that five people were killed and five others were injured in Israel’s raids on the town of Qana in the southern Tire region on Wednesday..

• The Israeli military said it had launched “an additional wave of attacks” against targets in Tehran. This comes after the IDF said earlier that Iranian armed forces had hit key command centers in Tehran and Tabriz.

• It comes as Iran’s ambassador to the UN accuses the US and Israel of deliberately targeting civilians – He said that approximately 10,000 civilian areas, including approximately 8,000 residences, were hit in the country and the death toll reached more than 1,300 people. Chief Saeid Iravani said “populated residential areas” and “critical civilian infrastructure” were hit in the attacks, which he described as “horrible crimes”.

• Donald Trump said the US hit and “completely destroyed” 10 inactive mine-laying ships and warned that more would follow.. He added that US Central Command “eliminated” 16 Iranian mine-laying ships near the Strait of Hormuz. The updates came shortly after the US president initially said there were “no reports” of Iran placing mines in the strait, but he wished he had warned that Iran had planted mines in the strait. there wasThey must be moved “IMMEDIATELY” or Iran will face military consequences “on a level never seen before.” US officials I previously told CBS News It is stated that Iran may be preparing to place naval mines in the strait to further disrupt the vital shipping route. According to CNNSeveral dozen mines have been laid in recent days.

• White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, US Navy Did not accompany any oil tankers in the Strait of HormuzAfter US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said this happened in a quickly deleted X post. Leavitt also said the US military was “preparing additional options” to keep the strait open.

• Leavitt also said that the war between the USA and Israel will not end yet: Iran’s “full and unconditional surrender” and when Trump decides his goals have been achieved and Iran does not pose a direct threat. He told reporters that the US military had “made tremendous progress towards achieving our military objectives” and was now taking action to “dismantle Iran’s missile production infrastructure.”

• Meanwhile, the Trump administration is reportedly considering deploying special forces to secure Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium. Experts say it could be used to make at least 10 nuclear warheads. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Congress “people will have to go and get it.” Here is our story.

• United States reportedly He asked Israel to stop attacks on Iran’s energy infrastructure; This marks the first time the United States has reined in its ally since entering the war 11 days ago. Israel’s bombing of fuel storage facilities came after Tehran, home to nearly 10 million people, was blanketed in toxic black smoke and acid rain over the weekend, prompting urgent health warnings for ordinary Iranians.

• Israel is set to increase its defense budget by almost 40 billion shekels (US$13 billion) Financing the war in IranAccording to Bloomberg, a finance ministry official who wished to remain anonymous said this. The official said that the defense budget will be increased by 28 billion shekels and an additional 10 billion shekels will be allocated as reserves for possible military needs.

• A total of seven members of the Iranian women’s football team have been granted humanitarian visas in Australia.Minister of Interior Tony Burke confirmed. Burke told a news conference on Wednesday morning that two more women had sought asylum before the rest of the Iran team left Sydney to fly to Malaysia on Tuesday night; one player and one support member, Burke.

• Russia Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said intelligence sharing with Iran regarding US military assets in the Middle East was rejected. Like this: reports on friday He said Moscow provided Tehran with targeting information, including the locations and movements of US warships and aircraft in the region. Asked if Washington thought Moscow was sharing intelligence with Tehran about the location of U.S. military assets, Witkoff said: “In their meeting with the president yesterday, the Russians said they did not share that information.” “We can take their word for it. But that’s what they said. And yesterday morning independently Jared [Kushner] and I made a phone call [Kremlin aide Yuri] Ushakov repeated the same.”

• Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi rejected the Trump administration’s repeated claims that Iran was planning a pre-emptive or preemptive strike against the United States or its military forces, calling them “complete lies.” “The sole purpose of this lie is to justify Operation Epic Error, a misfortune designed by Israel and paid for by ordinary Americans,” Araghchi said in a post on

• Nearly 140 US soldiers have been injured since the start of the US-Israeli war against IranEight of them are in serious condition, according to the Pentagon.