The US launched a new wave of strikes against Iran in response to attacks on American military bases in the Middle East, escalating a conflict that has spread across the region.
The US struck dozens of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targets “including military command centers, missile and drone facilities, coastal surveillance and defense sites, and maritime capabilities,” US Central Command said in a Wednesday night post on X.
“The strikes aimed to further diminish threats posed by Iran and its proxies to American forces, commercial shipping, and neighboring Gulf countries,” the command added.
While Centcom described the strikes as a “heavy wave,” there was no indication the latest operation had targeted key bridges or other civilian infrastructure that would signal a major expansion of the US military campaign.
“We’re going to be hitting them very hard because it’s our turn to hit them,” President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Wednesday afternoon. “They know what’s coming. They’re asking us not to do it.”
