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Iran launched fresh missile and drone attacks on U.S. military targets in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain after American forces carried out another round of strikes on Iranian positions.
Iranian state television reported Wednesday that the country's army sent drones toward the Al-Azraq Air Base in Jordan.
At the same time, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it fired cruise missiles at the U.S. logistics center at Mina Abdullah in Kuwait.
The IRGC also claimed it struck Bahrain's Sheikh Isa Air Base, saying it destroyed weapons storage facilities used by U.S. forces. In Kuwait, it said an attack on Ali Salem Air Base damaged or destroyed several MQ-9 drones.
Kuwait's military said its air defense systems intercepted incoming drones early Wednesday after Iranian attacks. Defense Ministry spokesperson Saud Abdulaziz Al Atwan said the country had tracked one ballistic missile, five cruise missiles and 33 drones launched from Iran since Tuesday evening.
Officials told residents that explosions heard around the country were caused by interception operations and urged them to follow safety instructions.
Earlier, authorities said firefighters had put out a blaze at one of the sites hit in the attacks, with no injuries reported. Kuwait also said four soldiers were wounded in Iranian missile and drone strikes on Tuesday.
Jordan's military also reported Iranian missiles entering its airspace. The army said its air defense systems shot down three ballistic missiles early Wednesday after they crossed into Jordan from Iran, adding that there were no casualties or material damage.
In Bahrain, air raid sirens sounded after the Interior Ministry urged people to head to the nearest safe location. The Bahrain Defense Force later reported intercepting what it described as Iranian aerial attacks.
The latest Iranian attacks came hours after U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced another round of strikes on Iran.
The command said American fighter jets, drones and naval forces hit dozens of military targets near the Strait of Hormuz and along Iran's coastline during a seven-hour operation, targeting missile and drone sites, naval assets and coastal defense systems.
CENTCOM chief Adm. Brad Cooper also accused Iran of deliberately targeting civilians and commercial shipping across the Middle East, saying Tehran had attacked seven commercial vessels over the past week, leaving nearly a dozen civilian crew members dead, missing or injured.
He added that Iran had launched dozens of missiles and drones toward neighboring Gulf countries and vowed that U.S. forces would continue holding Tehran "accountable for unwarranted aggression."
U.S. forces also resumed a naval blockade on vessels traveling to and from Iranian ports, CENTCOM said.
U.S. President Donald Trump signaled the campaign would continue unless Tehran returned to negotiations. "We're hitting them very, very hard... They'll continue until I say it's enough," Trump told Fox News.
He also warned that Washington would expand its target list if Iran refused to negotiate.
"Next week comes the power plants. Next week comes the bridges. We're going to knock out all their power plants. We're going to knock out all their bridges unless they get to the table and negotiate," Trump said.
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