Sirens in Bahrain, Kuwait; US ‘disables’ Iranian oil tanker

The US military says it has disabled an oil tanker attempting to sail towards an Iranian port in the Strait of Hormuz by firing Hellfire missiles.
The US military also says it has launched another wave of strikes on Iran, with Iranian media reporting explosions on Qeshm Island, Bandar Abbas and Chabahar.
Two explosions heard in Iran’s Khorramabad
The Fars news agency says residents in the western city of Khorramabad have reported hearing the sound of at least two explosions.

The city is located about 490 kilometres (304 miles) southwest of the Iranian capital, Tehran.

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Iran says US attacks have killed 35 people and wounded 300 others
It’s been yet another night of American strikes targeting Iranian southern coast, including different strategic locations.

We’ve got reports of explosions in Qeshm Island, the largest island in the vicinity of the Strait of Hormuz, as well as in Bandar Abbas. We’ve got similar reports about explosions in another important port city for the country, in Sirik, which oversees the Strait of Hormuz.

We’ve also got reports of explosions in southeastern parts of the country in Sistan Province, including Chabahar and Konarak, and also in Rask City.

In Ahvaz, several explosions were reported over the past few hours, in one of which a hospital was targeted or at least impacted. As a result, it was evacuated, and we’ve got reports about damage to the child cancer treatment department of that hospital.

The health ministry also gave the latest casualty figures since the initiation of this recent round of attacks, saying that so far more than 300 people have been injured, and at least 35 people have been killed.

And in return, we are hearing from Iranians, talking about their retaliatory strikes, targeting US military sites across the region.
Two US strikes hit site outside Iran’s Khondab: Official
A location outside the city of Khondab in Iran’s central Markazi province has been targeted in two US air strikes, the provincial deputy governor said, according to the Fars news agency.Air defence systems activated in Tehran
The Mehr news agency says air defence systems have been activated in the Iranian capital, Tehran, to “counter hostile threats”.

The report came as the US military announced launching two waves of strikes against Iran, with Central Command saying the attacks “are targeting Iranian military capabilities used to threaten vessels freely transiting through the Strait of Hormuz”.
IRGC says it downed MQ-9 drone over Andimeshk
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it has intercepted and destroyed an “enemy” MQ-9 drone over the southwestern city of Andimeshk, according to the Tasnim news agency.

The IRGC said the aircraft was brought down by a new air defence system operated by its aerospace force.US approves arms sales to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait
The US State Department says it has “made a determination approving a possible” $1.96bn weapons sale to Saudi Arabia and a separate $484m aircraft sustainment package for Kuwait.

In a statement, the department said the proposed Saudi deal includes up to 20,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System guidance sections for air-to-air and air-to-ground use, along with launchers, warheads, spare parts, training and logistical support.

It said the Kuwait package covers sustainment and related equipment for C-17 aircraft, including components, maintenance support, software, training and logistics services.

The weapons sales will go through following a congressional review.