US launches “powerful” attacks on Iran after President Donald Trump threatens to hit back “very hard” over a ballistic missile attack on an American base in Jordan.
Iraq condemns US-Saudi strikes on the country, with the Popular Mobilisation Forces saying 20 of its fighters were killed, while 32 others were wounded. AlJazeera reported.
Iranian media says four Iranian advisers were also killed in the joint US-Saudi strikes in Iraq.
Israeli forces kill two Palestinians and wound more than a dozen in attacks on Gaza, despite the US-brokered ceasefire.
state broadcaster cited a deputy security minister in Khuzestan province as saying that “some locations in Abadan” have been targeted by US forces.
IRIB also said two explosions have been heard in the port city of Bandar Abbas in Hormozgan province, and that “similar sounds” have been heard on the islands of Abu Musa, Kish and Qeshm.
It cited a senior Hormozgan province official as saying there have been no attacks on the city of Sirik.
Explosions heard in Bushehr
Iran’s IRIB state broadcaster says explosions have been heard in Bushehr province, where the country’s only nuclear power plant is located.
