Overview
- U.S. Central Command said it conducted a seventh consecutive night of strikes inside Iran and launched additional airstrikes on Saturday to “swiftly punish” the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps after an Iranian missile and drone attack on a Jordanian base killed two U.S. service members and left one missing.
- CENTCOM described the targets as surveillance towers, military logistics, underground weapons storage and maritime capabilities and confirmed the destruction of a surveillance tower at Shahid Kalantari Port that it said was used to monitor commercial vessels.
- Iran’s health ministry reported dozens killed and hundreds wounded from recent U.S. strikes in several provinces while Iranian forces continued missile and drone attacks on U.S.-linked bases and Gulf infrastructure, with Tehran warning it could expand to “full‑scale offensive operations” if strikes persist.
- The interim memorandum that had opened a narrow path to talks has effectively collapsed and maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains sharply reduced, creating immediate risks to regional water and power infrastructure and to global energy and shipping flows.
- Analysts and regional actors warn the exchange could produce wider spillovers because U.S. forces remain concentrated in the region, Gulf states have suffered infrastructure damage, and both sides have publicly signalled readiness to widen operations if attacks continue.