US Launches New Strikes After Iranian Attacks Kill Two Troops

Iran’s supreme leader has vowed to teach Americans “unforgettable lessons” as he hits infrastructure around the Gulf in retaliation for a week of intensified US attacks. Iran said those attacks hit an airport, a train station and bridges.

In Bahrain, the military said its air defenses had repelled a wave of Iranian attacks, officials in the Gulf country said, a month after the foes signed a now-abandoned preliminary agreement aimed at ending their war.

Tehran also launched new attacks in Jordan; Here, the US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said two soldiers “defending against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks” were killed on Friday. It was stated that another soldier was still missing while on duty.

This brings the number of confirmed US military deaths to 16 since the conflict began on February 28.

Hours later, CENTCOM announced eight consecutive nightly strikes on

Iranian news agencies Fars and Tasnim simultaneously reported that the United States attacked the port of Sirik in the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran.

– ‘Instigate war’ –

Iranian religious leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who took over from his father after he was killed in the opening salvo of US-Israeli attacks, said that the ongoing attacks against his country “once again show everyone the worthlessness of the American president’s signature.”

“Since the American enemy is trying to provoke war and suffer its most serious consequences, he should know that the beloved Iranian nation and the axis of resistance can teach him unforgettable lessons,” he said in a statement made by state television.

Major General Muhsin Rezai, a senior military adviser to Khamenei, warned that Tehran would continue “full-scale offensive operations” if US attacks continued in the coming days.

“Iran will no longer limit itself to retaliatory, similar responses,” the general said, according to state media.

The latest wave of violence was sparked by Iranian attacks on ships in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a vital transportation route for Gulf energy exports that Tehran seeks to control.

Iran closed the strait after the war began, and control over the route has become a trump card in negotiations with Washington, which recently reimposed its own blockade of Iranian ports.

The health ministry said on Friday that 50 people had been killed and more than 500 injured since the renewed fighting began.

– Water demand –

Kuwait accused Tehran of targeting civilian areas and vital infrastructure, while residents expressed concern that renewed hostilities could be prolonged.

“The demand for water and canned goods has increased since this morning due to fear that services or supply chains will be affected,” Hassan Rayan, a 61-year-old resident of Kuwait, said on Saturday. he said.

“Even though it was a holiday, the streets and beaches were almost empty,” said resident Ali Mahmud, 46.

The Iranian military said it targeted an air base used by American forces in Bahrain, another US ally in the Gulf, according to the state broadcaster.

In Jordan, Iranian state television reported that fuel tanks at the Al Azrak US base were targeted. The Revolutionary Guards announced the previous day that they attacked US aircraft stationed in the country with missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

The Jordanian military said it shot down 10 missiles on Saturday and at least three the day before.

Although mediators tried to bring both sides back to the negotiating table, hope for a political solution to the war was cast aside.

US President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iranian infrastructure this week, but there has since been no confirmation from Washington that US forces have begun doing so.

– Power facilities –

Iranian state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday that three people were killed and eight others were injured in US strikes in the southern province of Hormozgan.

According to Iran’s Tasnim newspaper, the deputy provincial governor in Khuzestan province said that eight people were killed in the last 10 days.

According to Tasnim, Iran accused the United States of attacking energy facilities and desalination plants in the village of Bonji and also said that drinking water supplies had been cut off to several villages in the south.