The US military said it launched a new wave of strikes against Iran in what it called a “powerful” response to attacks on its military bases in the Middle East.
US Central Command said the operation lasted about two hours, ending at 6am UAE time.
“The strikes are a powerful response to yesterday’s attempted Iranian attacks on US forces based in the Middle East,” Centcom said in a post on X.
Centcom said its forces struck dozens of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targets across Iran, including military command centres, missile and drone facilities, coastal surveillance and defence sites, and maritime capabilities.
It said the strikes were intended to further reduce threats posed by Iran and its proxies to US forces, commercial shipping and neighbouring Gulf countries.
