According to a report by the Islamic Republic News Agency on the 18th, a US military attack on parts of Hormozgan province has resulted in 3 deaths and 8 injuries. Citing provincial government officials, the report stated that the ongoing US military strikes early that morning also caused damage to three bridges and a tunnel. (Xinhua News Agency)
Odaily Planet Daily News: Iran’s state television, citing Iranian military sources, reported that Iran has launched strikes on US camps and bases in Kuwait and Jordan.
Odaily Planet Daily News Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a statement on the 18th, stating that two oil tankers exploded and caught fire while passing through a mine-laid area in the southern Strait of Hormuz. The statement said that due to recent U.S. military operations, the Strait of Hormuz has been "completely closed." Until the U.S. ceases its military actions against Iran, oil and natural gas transportation cannot pass through the strait, and vessels should avoid entering the mine-laid area. The statement did not specify the nationalities of the two oil tankers, casualties, or details of the damage. (Jinshi Data)
Odaily Planet Daily News On the 17th local time, Mohsen Rezaei, a military advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader, stated that the United States has violated the terms of the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding, rendering it defunct. Rezaei said that US forces are launching large-scale attacks on infrastructure in southern Iran using hybrid warfare methods. With the US launching further attacks, Iran has expanded the scope of the war based on previous warnings. Rezaei stated that if the US continues its attacks in the coming days, Iran's armed forces will move beyond the current phase of "deterrence and retaliation" and enter a phase of "full-scale offense and destruction." US overseas bases and personnel will become direct targets.
