Iran targeted US military facilities in the Middle East after the US launched additional attacks on Iranian facilities near the Strait of Hormuz. Also in Lebanon, Israeli forces attacked southern towns after Israel agreed to withdraw some troops from the region.
Timeline of recent escalations:
Iran attacks a Singapore-flagged container ship near the Strait of Hormuz. US President Donald Trump called the move a “stupid violation” of the original agreement to end the war.
The US military carried out strikes targeting Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar sites near the Strait of Hormuz.
The United States detected “several drones” but those drones failed to reach their targets, a U.S. official said, as Iran announced it had launched attacks on U.S. military targets in the Middle East.
Hours later, U.S. forces conducted additional strikes against Iranian targets “in direct response to Iran’s continued aggression,” according to U.S. Central Command.
Iran then fired missiles and drones at U.S. facilities in neighboring countries including Kuwait and Bahrain, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said, Reuters reported. There were no casualties or major damage to U.S. military facilities, Reuters reported, citing U.S. officials.
Meanwhile, in Lebanon, the southern town of Nabatiyeh al-Fawqa was bombed a day after Israel signed an agreement to withdraw its troops from some areas. The Israeli military said on Saturday that it had killed a Hezbollah militant and dismantled a rocket launcher in southern Lebanon’s Nabatiyeh district, according to a statement on Telegram.
Why it matters: The attack puts a strain on the U.S.-Iran deal that was just signed earlier this month. The agreement was aimed at extending the ceasefire and resuming normal maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump threatened further military action if Iran continued its attacks. The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps claimed the US attack was a violation of the ceasefire and would “lead to a complete suspension of all diplomatic processes,” Reuters reported.
