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Revolutionary Guard Navy headquarters hit by US strikes in the north

U.S. airstrikes targeted the headquarters of the Revolutionary Guard Navy in northern Iran but caused no casualties, according to local authorities quoted by the IRNA news agency.

“This morning, the headquarters of the Revolutionary Guard Corps’ naval forces in Zibakenar was targeted by projectiles from the American enemy, damaging some equipment,” provincial official Ali Bagheri said.

Zibakenar, a resort town on the Caspian Sea, is located about 350 kilometers from Tehran.

Health Ministry denounces 'direct' targeting of ambulance in Nabatieh Fawqa

Following the Israeli airstrike that wounded two paramedics from the Islamic Health Committee in Nabatieh Fawqa, Lebanon’s Health Ministry denounced the “direct” targeting of a rescue team’s ambulance, describing the attack as “a further act of aggression adding to the crimes committed by the enemy against paramedics and health care teams.”

In a statement, the Ministry condemned “the resumption of unjustified Israeli attacks against ambulances and rescue teams,” asserting that these “systematic” attacks constitute “a continued flagrant violation of laws, international conventions and international humanitarian law.”

It also stressed “the need not to remain silent in the face of the enemy’s disregard for these laws, which guarantee the protection of health care personnel,” calling on the international community and the United Nations to “put an end to these repeated attacks.”

Iran reports 4 killed by US airstrikes in the southwest of the country

Iranian authorities reported four people were killed in overnight U.S. airstrikes targeting southwestern Iran, near the oil-rich city of Ahvaz.

"Four of our compatriots were martyred and five others were wounded following a missile attack carried out by the American terrorist enemy," provincial official Valiollah Hayati said, according to the state-run IRNA news agency.

Iran says it will hold responsible any country 'participating, cooperating with, or assisting' the United States in its attack

Iran's foreign minister said, after another night of U.S. airstrikes, that any country "participating, cooperating with, or assisting" the United States would be held responsible by Tehran.

"Any participation, cooperation, or assistance in the commission of an act of aggression against Iran will entail the international responsibility of the parties involved," Abbas Araghchi said during a speech in Kyrgyzstan at a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

He added that Iran "reserves the right to take all necessary measures in self-defense."

Iran claims responsibility for attacks on 2 US military bases in Jordan, Bahrain

The Iranian military claimed responsibility for drone attacks on U.S. military installations at al-Azraq Air Base in Jordan and Sheikh Issa Air Base in Bahrain, Reuters reported, citing Iranian state media.

“This morning, Arash kamikaze drones targeted fuel tanks, large equipment warehouses, silos and barracks belonging to the U.S. terrorist army forces at Isa Air Base in Bahrain,” the military said in a statement broadcast on state television.

An explosion was heard in Bahrain this morning after air raid sirens sounded, an AFP journalist reported, as the kingdom has been targeted almost daily by Iran since hostilities resumed in the Middle East.

Iran calls Trump’s plan to use Iranian funds to pay for damage to ships in Gulf 'flaming precedent'

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Donald Trump’s plan to use frozen Iranian funds to reimburse damage to ships struck in the Gulf sets a “flaming precedent.”

“Seizing another country’s assets to settle future debts ... constitutes a flaming precedent,” Araghchi wrote on X.

Trump says frozen Iranian funds will be used to pay for damage to ships hit in the Gulf

Donald Trump said Iranian funds frozen in the United States will now be used to pay for damage to ships hit in the Gulf.

“From now on, all damage to ships, cargo or anything else related to them will be paid for with Iranian money that the United States has in its possession and controls,” the U.S. president said on his Truth Social platform.

Israeli army carries out bombings in several localities in south Lebanon

Thursday night into Friday was marked by numerous bombings carried out by the Israeli army, according to our correspondent in southern Lebanon.

Around 10 p.m., Israeli drones and fighter jets flew over several localities in southern Lebanon.

The occupying forces also set fire to a house near the al-Mabarrat school in Khiam, while an airstrike targeted the Wadi al-Khanazir area, near Qsair and Deir Siryan, in the Marjayoun district.

After 11 p.m., a major explosion occurred in Mansouri, in the Sour district, accompanied by another targeting homes in Haddatha, in the Bint Jbeil district.

Israeli forces also carried out a violent demolition in Markaba, in the Marjayoun district.

Additionally, Israeli artillery fire targeted Kfar Tibnit and Ali al-Taher, in the Nabatieh district.

According to a count by our correspondent in southern Lebanon, the Israeli army carried out an airstrike on a southern town Thursday, a drone strike targeting an ambulance belonging to the Islamic Health Committee, and artillery bombardments of six towns.

The Israeli army also carried out six explosions targeting homes and infrastructure in six villages in southern Lebanon before setting fire to houses in the Marjayoun district, particularly in Qsair.

Explosions and US airstrikes reported in several areas of southern Iran

Alongside overnight U.S. airstrikes, explosions were heard in several areas of southern Iran, Reuters reports, citing Iranian media.

An explosion was reported on the southern coast of Qeshm Island, near the Strait of Hormuz, and another west of the port city of Bandar Abbas, according to Iranian state television.

The Fars news agency, for its part, reported several explosions in the city of Ahvaz.

US military announces it conducted 13th consecutive night of strikes on Iranian military targets

U.S. Central Command, or CENTCOM, announced overnight that it had completed a 13th consecutive night of strikes on military targets in Iran.

According to a statement posted on X, the attacks targeted military command centers, drone storage facilities, communications networks, coastal surveillance sites and maritime capabilities to “further reduce the threat posed by Iran to civilian and commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.”

CENTCOM also said the international waterway “remains open to navigation” despite recent attacks by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, adding that commercial vessels continue to transit it with support from the U.S. military.

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