Iran stated it had begun a “regretful response” towards the US within the early hours of Wednesday, September 2, hours after US forces launched a contemporary wave of strikes throughout southern Iran that Iranian authorities stated killed 5 individuals at a marriage and wounded dozens.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) stated it had accomplished strikes towards Iranian navy targets, together with Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) air defence websites, radar programs, maritime property and services, mine-laying capabilities and communications websites.
CENTCOM stated the operation adopted alleged IRGC makes an attempt to focus on industrial delivery within the Strait of Hormuz and US service members. It added that greater than 50,000 American service members had been working throughout the Center East.
Iran responded with missile and drone assaults on targets throughout the area, making claims of strikes on US-linked services in Jordan, Bahrain and Iraq. Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait individually reported air defence exercise because the confrontation unfold.
Iran claims assault on US navy websites in Jordan
The IRGC stated it had launched ballistic missiles at American navy targets in Jordan, together with what it described as a camp close to Aqaba. It claimed to have destroyed services and assault helicopters and killed US personnel.
Iranian state broadcaster IRIB additionally carried claims that the pressure had focused US Marines’ barracks at Camp Titin. Individually, the IRGC stated it had struck long-range drone hangars at Prince Hassan Air Base, claiming drones had been destroyed and pilots and aircrew killed.
The claims couldn’t instantly be independently verified. Two US officers stated there had been no US casualties from Iran’s assaults on services in Jordan, based on an preliminary evaluation.
Jordan says 10 missiles intercepted
Jordan’s Armed Forces stated 13 ballistic missiles entered the dominion’s airspace, with air defence programs intercepting and destroying 10.
Three missiles fell in distant areas away from inhabitants centres, whereas authorities stated no accidents or deaths had been reported. Warning sirens had been activated within the Mafraq and Aqaba governorates, and specialised groups had been deployed to safe the affected areas.
Bahrain downs drones as Kuwait responds to threats
The Iranian navy claimed it had focused radar installations and areas the place US forces had been concentrated at Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain.
Bahrain, nonetheless, stated its air defence programs intercepted and destroyed Iranian drones concentrating on the dominion. The Inside Ministry issued an alert warning of a possible hazard and urged residents and residents to move to the closest secure place.
Kuwait’s navy stated its air defences had been responding to hostile missile and drone threats. The Basic Employees stated explosions heard within the nation may end result from interception operations and urged the general public to comply with official security directions.
IRGC claims missile and drone strikes in Erbil
The IRGC additionally stated it had focused American bases in Erbil, in Iraq’s Kurdistan area, with missiles and drones.
It claimed the assaults destroyed a upkeep centre, warehouses containing technical gear and what it described as a US Military spy balloon steering system. The claims couldn’t instantly be independently verified.
The Revolutionary Guard stated its operations had been persevering with as a part of its response to the most recent US assaults.
Marriage ceremony strike in southern Iran leaves 5 useless
Iranian authorities stated a residential constructing internet hosting a marriage celebration within the Kuhstak space of Sirik county, Hormozgan province, was hit throughout the US strikes.
The Iranian Crimson Crescent initially stated in a publish on X that 4 individuals, together with a baby, had been killed and greater than 50 injured. Later Iranian experiences put the demise toll at 5, whereas a provincial official stated the variety of wounded had risen to 68.
Iranian state tv broadcast footage displaying rescuers shifting via in depth injury at what it recognized as the marriage web site. The US had not instantly commented on Iran’s account of the incident.
Iranian officers vow agency response
Iranian Overseas Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei stated in a publish on X that the reported assault added to what he described as US atrocities towards the Iranian individuals and vowed that Tehran would reply firmly.
Ebrahim Azizi, chairman of the Iranian parliament’s Nationwide Safety and Overseas Coverage Committee, stated in a separate publish on X that the marriage assault would “not go unpunished”.
Different Iranian officers issued related warnings, with Tehran portraying the reported civilian casualties as an additional purpose for retaliation.
Hormozgan experiences injury to communications and energy
Iranian authorities stated the most recent strikes triggered injury to communications and web infrastructure in components of Hormozgan province, together with the Kuhstak space.
Emergency groups had been working to revive affected providers, officers stated. The provincial electrical energy firm individually reported injury at a number of factors within the energy community and stated restore work was underneath approach.
Tehran says retaliation will proceed
The IRGC introduced via Iranian state media that it had begun its “regretful response to the aggressors”, accusing the US of finishing up assaults on civilian and different areas.
It additionally claimed to have shot down a complicated US MQ-9 drone, though this might not instantly be independently verified.
Iranian officers warned that any location used to assist assaults towards the nation may face a response. A senior parliamentary safety official stated a wider battle would turn out to be regional and Tehran would reply decisively to assaults on its nationwide pursuits.
Trump warns Iran towards additional escalation
Chatting with Fox Information, US President Donald Trump described the most recent American strikes as “very giant” and warned Tehran of extra extreme penalties if it retaliated additional.
Trump stated the US had monitored Iranian efforts to rebuild radar programs and struck them earlier than the work was accomplished. He additionally stated the plane provider USS George Washington was prepared for additional operations.
The US president warned that one other main escalation may carry a much more damaging response towards Iran.
Bessent says financial stress will proceed
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated Washington had held quiet discussions with Russia and China concerning Iran.
He stated Beijing agreed that Iran shouldn’t possess a nuclear weapon and supported sustaining freedom of business navigation via the Strait of Hormuz. Bessent stated there was no particular settlement with China however that each nations shared an curiosity in preserving the strategic waterway open.
He additionally stated the US would proceed exerting financial stress on Tehran, making a collection of assertions about Iran’s foreign money, oil holdings and monetary sources.
Russia aiding Iranian missile growth
Individually, a Monetary Occasions investigation reported that Russia was secretly helping Iran in creating superior hypersonic cruise missiles.
The report stated a multi-year programme, codenamed “4C430L”, had concerned skilled Russian missile specialists engaged on weapons that might doubtlessly threaten US plane carriers and different warships within the Center East.
