US-Iran War Live Updates: US launches another round of strikes after Iran widens its attacks on regional allies | World News

The Mina Al-Ahmadi oil refinery operates in Kuwait. (Photo: AP)The war between the US and Iran ground into its seventh consecutive night of strikes on Friday, with Washington’s bombing campaign now reaching bridges, airports, power facilities, and a train station in southern Iran, while Tehran widened its retaliation to hit US allies across the Gulf. Iranian officials said at least eight people were killed overnight, and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed to a trickle as the region’s most critical oil corridor comes under increasing strain.
Tehran’s warnings: A senior Iranian military adviser warned that the US could face a “full-scale offensive” in the coming days if its strikes continue through the weekend. Tehran has also threatened key ports in Gulf states, retaliation it links to the US destroying a surveillance tower near the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency.Story continues below this ad
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Seventh night of US strikes: US Central Command confirmed a fresh wave of strikes on Iran overnight, extending its renewed bombing campaign into a seventh consecutive night, as Tehran launched its own expanding attacks on US allies in the region
Civilian infrastructure hit, casualties reported: Iranian officials say strikes have damaged bridges, airports, power facilities, and a train station in southern Iran. Foreign Miner Abbas Araghchi said three of the eight people killed overnight died in a strike on a bridge in Bandar Khamir.
Iran strikes US allies across the Gulf: Iran’s army said it hit US assets in Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, and Qatar; Qatari authorities reported a child was injured falling missile debris after the country’s air defenses intercepted incoming fire.
Naval targets and tanker strikes: Iran’s Tasnim news agency said Iranian forces attacked a Thai-flagged vessel attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz, while Bushehr’s deputy governor said the US struck an Iranian oil tanker docked at Kharg Island.
Warnings of a wider war and shrinking shipping traffic: A senior Iranian military adviser warned the US could face a “full-scale offensive” if strikes continue through the weekend, and Tehran threatened Gulf state ports after the US destroyed a surveillance tower near the strait, according to Fars news agency. Only six vessels transited the strait in the past 24 hours, per MarineTraffic data  a sharp drop for a passage that once carried roughly 20% of the world’s oil.
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