The U.S. military announced new strikes against Iran on Wednesday, marking the second consecutive night of fighting and the most severe escalation since ceasefire talks began. Central Command (Centcom) reported striking approximately 90 Iranian military targets, including air defense systems, missile and drone storage sites, and naval capabilities.

These strikes followed Centcom's earlier attacks on roughly 80 targets in Iran on Tuesday, which were in response to Iranian forces striking three commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Despite a 60-day ceasefire agreement reached last month, the U.S. and Iranian militaries continued to exchange strikes overnight Thursday.

The militaries of Kuwait and Bahrain also reported Iranian strikes into their airspace. A spokesperson for the Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense stated that their forces intercepted 10 hostile drones, three ballistic missiles, and one cruise missile at dawn Thursday. Major Gen. reported that debris from these attacks caused material damage across several locations in Kuwait and resulted in one human injury, with the injured person receiving medical care and in stable condition. The Bahraini Defense Forces said their air defense systems intercepted and destroyed several Iranian aerial attacks Thursday morning.

Following the exchange of strikes on Tuesday and early Wednesday, President Donald Trump declared the memorandum of understanding with Iran, signed in mid-June, to be over. Speaking aboard Air Force One early Thursday, Trump warned that U.S. strikes would continue, stating, “every time they hit us, we’ll hit them 20.”

Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, speaker of the Iranian Parliament and a key U.S. negotiator, responded late Wednesday by saying Washington “still hasn’t learned that bullying and breaking promises” with Iran comes at a cost.

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