US says fresh wave of strikes against Iranian targets underway

The United States military says it has started its second wave of strikes against Iran on Wednesday.

“The strikes are targeting Iranian military capabilities used to threaten vessels freely transiting through the Strait of Hormuz,” U.S. Central Command said in a post on X.

There are some reports from Iranian media of explosions in Iran.

Semi-official Mehr news agency said there were three explosions heard in Chabahar.
It also said explosions were heard in Ahvaz, but the origins of the explosions were unknown.

Iran’s parliament speaker and lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, said Iran was prepared for a fuller military confrontation if the U.S. does not live up to the terms of the interim deal, and Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard threatened to halt all energy exports from the Middle East over the blockade.

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“The export of oil and gas from the region will be either for everyone or for no one,” the Guard said.