US strikes hit Iran for seventh consecutive night
The U.S. military has conducted its seventh consecutive night of strikes against Iranian infrastructure, including surveillance sites and energy facilities. Iran has retaliated by targeting U.S. allies in the region, causing damage to power and water infrastructure in Kuwait.
Why it matters
The ongoing conflict represents a significant escalation in Middle Eastern tensions, threatening regional stability and critical infrastructure like water and electricity supplies.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Images shared on Friday showed a damaged bridge in Iran's southern Hormozgan province
The US military said it carried out the seventh night of strikes on Iran since President Donald Trump declared the temporary ceasefire agreement was "over".
US Central Command (Centcom) said its forces "hit surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage, and maritime capabilities".
Iran said it responded by targeting US allies in the region including Kuwait, which said a power plant and an oil facility had been hit.
"Another electricity and water distillation plant was targeted by a hostile attack that led to a fire erupting in one of the plant's components," with some power generation units deactivated, the ministry of electricity and water said.
Later on Saturday, Kuwait's state news agency said an oil facility had suffered significant damage and some people had been injured in "repeated Iranian attacks".
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