US and Iran Exchange Strikes, Iran Suspends Interim Deal Commitments
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The United States and Iran continued to exchange strikes targeting infrastructure and military sites, as an Iranian official announced that Tehran has suspended its commitments under the interim deal with the U.S. The fighting has increasingly focused on control of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway that previously carried a fifth of the world’s crude oil. Both sides have reported damage to water and power infrastructure, with Kuwait experiencing strikes on a desalination plant and an oil facility, causing injuries and fires. The U.S. conducted its seventh consecutive night of strikes, hitting surveillance sites, military logistics, and maritime capabilities, while Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned that countries hosting U.S. forces should expect a response. Kuwait temporarily closed its airspace and rescheduled flights due to missile threats. Oil prices have risen as shipping through the strait has declined.
What’s verified
Iran suspended its commitments under the interim deal with the U.S., according to Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi.
The U.S. and Iran exchanged strikes targeting infrastructure and military sites.
Kuwait reported an Iranian strike on a water desalination plant and an oil facility, causing injuries, a fire, and significant material losses.
U.S. strikes hit surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage, and maritime capabilities, according to U.S. Central Command.
U.S. strikes damaged a desalination plant in Bonji village on the Iranian coast, disrupting water supply to several villages.
Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan reported intercepting Iranian missiles and drones.
Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, and the U.S. reimposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports.
Oil prices rose above $86 a barrel, and shipping through the strait fell to a three-week low.
Iran said U.S. strikes have killed dozens of people and wounded hundreds.
Where accounts differ
Casualty numbers from recent U.S. strikes differ: one source reports at least 50 killed and more than 500 wounded over three weeks, while another reports at least 46 killed and more than 400 injured.
No other direct contradictions identified across sources.
Not yet confirmed
The exact number of additional U.S. service members injured since Monday, reported by one source as 13 (10 Army soldiers, three Navy sailors), is not confirmed by other sources.
A claim by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that two U.S. fighter jets were destroyed in an attack on an American base in Jordan could not be verified by one source.
An Iranian strike on Chabahar port’s control tower was reported, and India stated the terminal itself did not face damage, but this is not corroborated in other sources.
Kuwait did not disclose the specific locations of the desalination plant and oil facility that were struck.
Details on the full extent of civilian infrastructure damage and the number of people affected remain unclear.
Key figures
Kazem Gharibabadi (Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister)
Brig. Gen. Saud Al-Otaibi (Kuwaiti defense ministry spokesperson)
President Donald Trump
Sources: abcnews.com, NBC News
