Overview
- U.S. Central Command said U.S. forces struck roughly 90 Iranian military targets on Thursday, hitting coastal radar, air defenses, missile and drone storage, and naval assets to curb threats to commercial shipping.
- Iranian forces replied by attacking or claiming attacks on U.S.-linked facilities in Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar and launched missiles and drones that Gulf states and Jordan intercepted or tracked.
- Iran’s health ministry reported 14 people killed and 78 wounded from two days of U.S. strikes, and state outlets described damage to transport infrastructure including railway bridges and a projectile near the Bushehr nuclear plant perimeter.
- President Donald Trump declared the interim ceasefire "over," warned of tougher retaliation if ships are hit again, and revoked aspects of the earlier waivers, while mediators and the U.N. urged restraint and diplomatic channels remain under strain.
- The exchange revives core disputes that started the war — U.S.-Israeli strikes on Feb. 28 that killed Iran’s supreme leader and Iran’s push to control the Strait of Hormuz — and puts shipping, regional hosts of U.S. forces, and a fragile negotiating window at immediate risk.