Iran strikes US military assets in Bahrain after Washington’s attacks on civilian infrastructure kills 3

TEHRAN: Iran’s Army on Thursday (local time) stated that it has launched drone attacks targeting US military assets in Bahrain in response to American strikes on civilian infrastructure in the Islamic Republic, which resulted in the death of three and injured several.

According to a statement carried by Iranian state media outlet Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the Iranian Army’s Public Relations Department said the operation was conducted as the 11th phase of “Operation Lightning.”

The statement said the Iranian military targeted the location of US military helicopters and P-8 reconnaissance aircraft at the Sakhir base in Bahrain using Arash drones.

“In response to the enemy’s hostile action targeting urban infrastructure and innocent people, a few hours ago, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s army, in the eleventh phase of Operation Lightning, targeted the location of the US terrorist army’s helicopters and P-8 reconnaissance aircraft at the Sakhir base in Bahrain with Arash drone attacks,” the statement, carried by IRIB, read.

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The Iranian Army further warned that it would continue to respond to US military actions. It further warned that “any miscalculation in estimating the will and perseverance of the nation and the combat capability of the Iranian Army and the IRGC will have a heavy cost for the arrogant enemy.”

Meanwhile, three people were killed and several others injured after the US targeted civilian infrastructure in their recent “wave of strikes” in Iran. According to IRIB, multiple locations in Iran’s Hormozgan province were hit during Washington’s latest wave of strikes, marking the sixth consecutive night of operations against the Islamic Republic.

Two bridges near the village of Kohourestan and the Shor River in Bandar Khamir County were targeted in airstrikes. IRIB reported that one person was killed and eight others were injured in a strike on the Tappe Allah Akbar neighbourhood of Bandar Abbas.

The Public Relations Department of Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences said, as quoted by IRIB, that seven of the injured suffered blast-related injuries while one person sustained fractures.

“With great regret, one of our compatriots has also achieved the highest degree of martyrdom in this attack,” the university said in a statement cited by the Iranian state broadcaster.

In another incident, IRIB reported that the Bandar Abbas railway junction station was targeted, leaving two people injured. The station, located around 10 kilometres west of Bandar Abbas, serves as a connection point for passenger and freight rail lines linked to Shahid Rajaee Port and Bandar Abbas Railway.

Hormozgan Governorate, according to IRIB, said that in addition to the Kohorestan Bridge, the Giriveh Bridge, described as one of the province’s key transport links, was also hit. The governorate also stated that two people were killed and four others injured in the strikes on bridges in Khamir County.

This comes after US forces on Thursday (local time) launched a fresh wave of military strikes against Iran, marking the sixth consecutive night of operations against the Islamic Republic amid rising hostilities between the two sides.

According to the US Central Command (CENTCOM), the attack was aimed at further degrading Iran’s military capabilities, as Tehran poses a threat to commercial vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz, which Washington claims.

“At 2 pm ET today, U.S. forces began conducting a new wave of strikes against Iran for the sixth consecutive night to further degrade Iranian military capabilities,” CENTCOM said in a post on X. (ANI)