US continues strikes on Iran for 11th consecutive night, triggering air defences in Tehran
Fresh US strikes triggered air defences in Tehran on Wednesday after President Donald Trump warned he was “ not finished ” with a war on Iran that has already cost his nation $37.5 billion. After the foes’ fighting over the strategic Strait of Hormuz led to...
US strikes on Iran entered a 11th straight night on Tuesday, with Iranian air defences activating in Tehran after fresh attacks hit targets across the country, according to a monitored public feed citing US and Iranian state media reports.
The US military said the latest wave of strikes targeted military sites, including what it described as “military logistics infrastructure,” as Washington sought to further weaken Iran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian state media reported explosions and strikes in several areas, including Bushehr, where a nuclear power plant is located. State television said on Telegram that air defence activity had been heard in the west, east and northeast of Tehran.
The renewed attacks come as the conflict between the two sides deepens and spreads beyond the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most sensitive oil chokepoints. The fighting has also drawn in other regional flashpoints, including the Red Sea, where Houthi threats and maritime disruption have raised fresh concerns for global trade and energy supplies.
US President Donald Trump, speaking as the war moved closer to the five-month mark, said the campaign was not over. He warned that the next possible target could be “Pickaxe Mountain,” an underground complex near Natanz that Western intelligence suspects may house an undeclared enrichment facility. Iran responded with a warning from the Khatam Al-Anbiya military command, saying such a strike would be treated as “an expansion of war in the region” and would prompt attacks on “all the interests of America, the allies and supporters,” according to state-run broadcaster IRIB.
The military pressure has been accompanied by rising economic and political costs in Washington. Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday that the war’s cost had reached $37.5 billion, a figure that has fuelled criticism of the administration’s handling of the conflict. Trump, meanwhile, said Iran would need decades to recover from the damage already inflicted. “If we left right now, it would take Iran 20, 25 years to rebuild,” he said, adding, “We’re not finished at all … we’re not leaving right now.”
Iran’s reprisals have widened to US allies in the Gulf. Kuwait said its air defences were responding to drone attacks from Iran, while Bahrain said it intercepted Iranian attacks and sirens sounded repeatedly. Kuwait and Jordan also reported intercepting drones and missiles. The Iranian army said it had targeted US assets in Kuwait and Bahrain, including air defence systems, radar installations and administrative buildings.
The unrest has also deepened fears over maritime security. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday that two tankers trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz were hit by explosions and caught fire. Separately, the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency reported that an “unknown projectile” struck a tanker off the coast of Oman. At the same time, Trump said he would act against Yemen’s Houthi rebels if they carried out a threat to blockade Saudi ports. Saudi Arabia strongly condemned the warning, calling the group a “terrorist Houthi militia.”
Despite the fighting, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said diplomatic exchanges with Washington were continuing through mediators. In Pakistan, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also urged restraint during a meeting on Tuesday with Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni, calling on all sides to avoid steps that could further destabilise the region.
This report is based on a monitored public feed and is
