CNN live: Iran threatens Arab neighbors as US strikes
Iran has threatened to hit energy infrastructure across neighboring Arab states if the U.S. follows through on expanding strikes to Iranian power plants and bridges, as American forces press a sixth straight night of attacks. Follow CNN live and other breaking coverage as Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan report Iranian missile and drone threats.
Key Takeaways
- U.S. Central Command said American forces began a new wave of strikes on Iran for a sixth consecutive night, aiming to degrade Iranian military capabilities.
- Iranian military spokesman Ebrahim Zolfaghari warned that if Washington hits Iranian infrastructure, “all infrastructure in the region” could be crushed in response.
- Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan faced Iranian missile and drone threats targeting U.S.-linked sites; Qatar condemned the attacks as a breach of sovereignty.
- President Donald Trump has threatened to strike Iranian power plants and bridges next week unless Tehran returns to negotiations; Iran calls the Strait of Hormuz its “invincible red line.”
- Officials in Bandar Abbas reported hits on civilian infrastructure, including power facilities and a train station, according to Al Jazeera’s live coverage.
What is Iran threatening after the latest US strikes?
According to Fox News live reporting, Tehran has threatened in turn to target the energy infrastructure of neighboring countries as U.S. strikes expand.
Zolfaghari, a spokesperson for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, said that if Trump’s threats to hit Iranian infrastructure are carried out, everything that “has so far remained intact — namely all infrastructure in the region — will be crushed under the powerful blows of Iran’s armed forces.”
He also said Iran would not allow the U.S. to intervene in the Strait of Hormuz “under any circumstances,” calling the waterway “Iran’s invincible red line.”
Why are Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan under fire?
Iran says it retaliated with missile and drone attacks against U.S. military assets in Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan as American airstrikes continued.
Bahrain’s Interior Ministry activated air-raid sirens after Iran’s army claimed it had targeted U.S. helicopters and reconnaissance aircraft at Sakhir airbase. Kuwait’s Ministry of Information said air defenses were confronting hostile missiles and drones after what it called “sinful Iranian aggression.”
Qatar’s foreign ministry condemned the repeated Iranian attacks on Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait as a “blatant violation” of sovereignty and a “flagrant breach of international law,” urging the region to stay on a path toward dialogue.
What are the latest US strike claims and Hormuz stakes?
CENTCOM said U.S. forces began a new wave of strikes at 2 p.m. ET on Thursday for the sixth consecutive night. Fox News reported the campaign had expanded into northern Iran, while Trump maintained threats to hit power plants and bridges unless Iran negotiates.
In a Fox News interview cited in the live blog, Trump said, “Next week comes the power plants… Next week comes the bridges… unless they get to the table and negotiate.” U.S. forces also reported redirecting commercial vessels and disabling at least one ship that failed to comply with a naval blockade of Iranian ports.
Al Jazeera’s live updates said Iranian officials in southern Bandar Abbas reported power outages and an attack on a train station, and Tehran indicated Hormuz would not return to its pre-war status. Iran’s Health Ministry has said at least 35 people have been killed and more than 300 injured since fighting resumed last week, per Al Jazeera.
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