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US Military Completes Sixth Night Of Strikes On Iran

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US Military Completes Sixth Night Of Strikes On Iran

US Central Command (CENTCOM)announcedthat it had completed its latest major wave of strikes against Iran, marking the sixth consecutive night of US strikes on the country.

CENTCOM said its forces, including fighter jets, drones, and warships, launched precision munitions, further degrading Iran’s military capabilities and holding the country accountable for its recent attacks on commercial shipping.

More than 50,000 US service members are operating across the Middle East, it added.

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Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar Respond To Apparent Iranian Attacks

Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar reported missile and drone strikes early on July 17 in apparent attacks by Tehran after the US launched its sixth straight night of military action against sites in southern Iran.

“Kuwaiti air defenses are currently engaging hostile missiles and drone attacks following the sinful Iranian aggression,” the Kuwaiti militarywrote on X.

Bahrain’s Interior Ministry said that a siren had been sounded and it urged citizens to take shelter.

The Iranian military said it was targeting US helicopters and planes based at an air base in Bahrain “in response to the enemy’s hostile action in targeting urban infrastructure and innocent people.”

In the Qatari capital, Doha, authorities reported intercepting “a number” of incoming projectiles as authorities issued security alerts to mobile phones in the small Gulf nation.

US Marines Board Ship In Gulf Of Oman To Enforce ‘Steel Wall’ Blockade

The US military said Marines boarded a vessel in the Gulf of Oman to “conduct a verification” as part of the US blockade of Iranian ports.

US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the ship, the M/T Wen Yao, was boarded while transiting the waterway on July 16. The ownership of the vessel was not immediately known.

CENTCOM also said US forces also redirected three commercial vessels trying to run its blockade and disabled another ship to ensure compliance with the “steel wall” blockade.

“As of today, American forces have redirected 3 commercial vessels trying to run the blockade, disabled 1 that didnt comply, and boarded 1 to ensure full compliance with the ongoing U.S. naval blockade against Iran,”CENTCOM said on X.

The statement did not specify how the one vessel was “disabled.”

The latest blockade too effect on the night of July 14-15. During the initial US blockade of Iranian ports from April 13 to June 18, US forces disabled at least nine vessels and redirected some 140, CENTCOM has said.

Iranian Media Reports US Strikes At Several Sites In South Of Country

Iranian state media early on July 17 reported explosions and attacks at several sites, although the reports could not immediately be confirmed and the US military did not specify its areas of operations.

Strikes around the Gulf island of Qeshm near the Strait of Hormuz, the focal point of the conflict in recent weeks, were reported by Iranian media.

Tasnim news agency reported that US fighter jets had attack the airport in Iranshahr, a city of about 100,000 people some 300 kilometers from the Gulf of Oman in the south of Iran.