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Overview
- Following Wednesday night's televised address, President Trump said the campaign is close to its aims and warned he would hit Iranian power plants if no agreement emerges.
- U.S. Central Command said it dropped precision munitions on underground military sites inside Iran as explosions were reported across Tehran and Israel claimed a wave of large strikes in the capital.
- Iranian officials vowed "more crushing" attacks and, hours after the speech, Iran launched fresh missile salvos toward Israel that Israeli defenses moved to intercept.
- Oil prices jumped back above $105 a barrel and major Asian stock indexes fell after Trump said strikes would continue for two to three more weeks.
- The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad urged Americans to leave Iraq, citing a risk of Iran-aligned militia attacks in central Baghdad within 24 to 48 hours.