Above photo: A US F-35 fighter jet on the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea. CENTCOM photo.
Iranian media reported explosions in several Iranian cities along the coast.
US Central Command said on Wednesday that the US started bombing Iran again, marking the second night of US strikes, which came after President Trump said the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding was “over” and threatened more attacks.
Iranian media reported explosions near several Iranian cities along the coast, including Bandar Abbas, Sirik, Konarak, and Chabahar, and said that Iranian air defenses are confronting “hostile targets.”
Iran’s IRNA news agency reported that a firefighter was killed by US strikes that hit facilities at the Iranshahr airport in southeastern Iran.
CENTCOM said that it was “conducting additional strikes against Iran to further degrade their ability to threaten freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.” A US official told Reuters that the strikes would be heavier than the night before.
After the strikes started, President Trump issued a series of posts on his Truth Social account that appear to be photos and videos of the aftermath of US bombings in Iran. “This is in retribution for yesterday’s bombing of ships by Iran. If it happens again, it will get much worse!” he said in one post.
Citing an Iranian source, Iran’s PressTV reported earlier in the day that if the US attacked again, Iranian forces would hit back twice as hard and completely close the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) responded to the first wave of attacks that began on Tuesday night by targeting US bases in Bahrain and Kuwait.
The US started the strikes on Tuesday after three tankers came under drone attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has maintained that under the MoU, it is solely responsible for traffic going through the strait and that any other arrangements violate the agreement.
“The memorandum of understanding signed on this matter clearly states that Iran will reopen the Strait in accordance with its own arrangements. Therefore, Iran will not permit the establishment of any new route outside the framework of its own arrangements,” said the source speaking to PressTV.
