TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The US has said it launched strikes on Iran for the 13th consecutive night, as Iranian state media reported explosions across the country.
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said that it targeted Iran's military command centers, drone storage facilities, communication networks, coastal surveillance sites, and maritime capabilities.
CENTCOM said the strikes were launched "to hold Iran accountable and diminish threats from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to commercial shipping" in the Strait of Hormuz.
Tensions between Iran and the US have escalated over shipping routes since a ceasefire collapsed earlier this month.
CENTCOM also said that it had redirected 12 commercial vessels and disabled one to prevent ships from entering or leaving Iranian ports or coastal areas since "resuming the naval blockade against Iran nine days ago."
The latest US attacks come after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they targeted two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea.
President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened "major military punishment" against the Houthis if their attacks on ships continue.
Trump added that he was "very disappointed" with the Houthis because "they have, until now, acted very professionally and smart."
UN says Middle East situation is 'out of control'
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that the ongoing conflict in the Middle East has pushed the region to the "edge of the unimaginable."
"The situation is getting out of control. It is teetering on the edge of the unimaginable. The region is being pulled into an ever-widening circle of confrontation. One crisis feeds another. One escalation triggers the next," Guterres told a Security Council meeting.
"As this dynamic spreads, the political objectives are becoming increasingly obscured by the confrontation itself," he added.
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