Iran fires drones and missiles in response to US strikes, Iranian semiofficial media says
Iran launched missiles and drones after U.S. strikes hit Revolutionary Guard targets, and oil prices rose more than 7% this week, officials and traders said.
- On Tuesday, Iranian armed forces launched missiles and drones in response to U.S. strikes, with the Armed Forces General Staff vowing to deliver "crushing and devastating blows" against the United States.
- Central Command conducted precise strikes against Iranian rocket launchers and minelaying forces in the Strait of Hormuz to eliminate an imminent threat to commercial shipping and U.S. personnel.
- Iranian state television reported U.S. strikes hit a fishmeal factory on Qeshm Island and civilian infrastructure in Hormozgan province, while Tehran claims 20% of the world's oil transits the narrow waterway it asserts it controls.
- Crude prices rose about 7% this week, pushing U.S. regular gasoline to $4.10 a gallon, creating political risks for Republicans ahead of November's midterm elections.
- Military operations face challenges from diminishing U.S. stockpiles of advanced interceptors, forcing a strategic balance; President Donald Trump acknowledged Monday that additional retaliatory strikes might be necessary.
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Iran has been targeting countries throughout the Middle East during the evening and night in response to US attacks. At the same time, US President Donald Trump says he is “not trying to force Iran to the negotiating table.”
The latest wave of US strikes on Iran on Tuesday killed 11 people, Iran's state news agency IRNA reported on Wednesday morning. After about a month of relative calm, fighting between Washington and Tehran has flared up again. Iran continued its retaliatory attacks on US bases in the Arab region on Wednesday night.
Aftenposten
NettavisenThe United States has concluded its latest round of strikes against Iranian military targets. Iran responded with missiles and drones against American targets in Jordan, Bahrain and Iraq, and President Donald Trump is warning of new and more powerful attacks.
The operations followed several recent attempts attributed to the IRGC to attack commercial vessels in the Strait of Ormuz and members of the United States Armed Forces.
Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija
vz.ltIran launched fresh strikes against American interests in the Middle East on Wednesday, vowing "severe" consequences for US attacks, including an attack that the Iranian Red Crescent said killed four people at a wedding party.
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