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The United States carried out a 12th consecutive night of airstrikes on Iran on Thursday as both countries intensified attacks on civilian infrastructure amid their widening conflict.
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said the latest strikes were aimed at “further degrading Iran’s ability to threaten civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting regional waters,” as Washington seeks to restore the free flow of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Earlier in the day, President Donald Trump warned that the U.S. would target one Iranian bridge or power plant every time Iran attacks a ship in the strategic waterway.
“From this point forward, any time the Islamic Republic of Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, whether it be by missile, rocket, drone or any other weapon, the United States will bomb and destroy ONE BRIDGE OR POWER PLANT,” Trump wrote on social media.
The latest U.S. strikes came as diplomatic efforts showed little visible progress, with both sides maintaining firm positions over the Strait of Hormuz, a key global energy route that remains largely closed. The conflict has raised concerns over further disruption to the global economy and pushed fuel prices higher ahead of the U.S. midterm elections later this year.
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Tehran would follow an “eye for an eye” approach.
“Any aggression against Iran, including our infrastructure, will compel a powerful and decisive response,” he wrote on X.
Iranian state media reported that U.S. missiles struck areas near the western cities of Ahvaz, Ramshir and Andimeshk late Wednesday. It also said two people were killed in a U.S. missile strike in the border town of Shalamcheh near Iraq early Thursday.
