Eight people were killed and 20 others injured in overnight US attacks on infrastructure in several Iranian provinces, state news agency IRNA reported on Friday, Anadolu Agency reports.
The attacks took place Thursday night and Friday morning, targeting infrastructure in parts of the country, according to the news agency.
Hossein Kermanpour, head of the Health Ministry’s Public Relations and Information Center, said on US social media company X that the number of people killed in renewed US attacks this month has risen to 38, with more than 400 others injured.
He said the deceased included three women and one person under the age of 18, while the injured included 22 women and nine minors. Forty-seven people remained hospitalized, Kermanpour added.
The US Central Command said Thursday that it had completed a new wave of offensive strikes against Iran, marking the sixth consecutive night of US military operations targeting Iranian military assets.
Regional tensions have escalated since February, when the US and Israel launched a joint offensive against Iran, while Tehran responded with missile and drone strikes targeting Gulf countries hosting US military assets.
Iran and the US signed a memorandum of understanding brokered by Pakistan last month aimed at ending the conflict and reaching a lasting peace agreement. Tensions have escalated in recent days over the Strait of Hormuz, with the two sides exchanging attacks.
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05:16
At least seven people were killed and 16 others were wounded Thursday night in a new wave of U.S. strikes on bridges and residential areas in southern Iran, local media reported.
Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported that the death toll has risen to seven from the U.S. attack on the Bandar-e Khamir bridge in Hormozgan province. The attack also left nine people injured, who are currently receiving treatment from emergency services and medical staff.
In addition, a U.S. strike against a residential area, named Allaho Akbar, in the port city of Bandar Abbas left seven people wounded, the IRIB reported, adding a telecommunications tower was also targeted in the city.
The IRIB also reported six consecutive explosions near Hamidiyeh County in the southwestern Khuzestan province, as well as three explosions near an airport in Iranshahr County in the southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province. At least one U.S. projectile hit the airport, it added.
Earlier, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported U.S. strikes hitting Bandar Abbas, Qeshm Island, Ahvaz, and Bushehr in southern Iran on Thursday night.
The U.S. Central Command said on X that the U.S. forces have completed their latest round of airstrikes targeting Iran, the sixth consecutive night of strikes, at 9:40 p.m. ET (0140 GMT) on Thursday.
U.S. forces, including fighter jets, aerial drones, and warships, launched precision munitions that hit dozens of Iranian military targets such as coastal surveillance and air defense sites, military logistics infrastructure and maritime capabilities, it said.
CENTCOM is further degrading Iranian military capabilities and holding Iran accountable for recent attacks on commercial shipping, it said, adding that more than 50,000 U.S. service members are operating across the Middle East and "remain vigilant, lethal, and ready."
The developments followed days of clashes between Iran and the United States, despite a peace memorandum of understanding signed by the two countries in mid-June, under which they were expected to begin negotiations within 60 days toward a final agreement.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States would expand its strikes on Iran to target power plants and bridges next week unless Tehran agrees to negotiate.
Trump told Fox that his representatives had been in contact with Iranian officials recently. When asked what message was delivered to Iran, Trump said: "You better make a deal. You're not going to have anything left."
Despite the renewed hostilities, the White House said on Thursday that talks between the United States and Iran were ongoing.
"We're talking to them. But again, the President is not going to allow them to fire on ships in the strait without paying a consequence for that," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters at a press conference.
"They (The Iranians) have expressed they still want to make a deal with the President," she added.
On Wednesday, Trump thanked Iran for releasing a U.S. citizen who had been detained since December 2024, a move seen as a possible diplomatic opening.
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One person was killed and eight others were wounded in a US strike on the Tappeh Allah-o-Akbar neighborhood of Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences said Thursday, APA reports citing Iran International.
The university said emergency and medical teams were deployed to the residential area immediately after the attack.
Seven of the wounded suffered blast-related injuries, while another sustained a fracture, it added.
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