The United States extended its campaign against Iran for a 13th successive night, with explosions reported across several Iranian cities early Friday morning.
Concurrently, maritime disruptions intensified, as ship‑tracking data indicated that only a single tanker traversed the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday — the lowest volume recorded since May 7.
Nevertheless, data from the London Stock Exchange Group showed that two Chinese supertankers loaded with Saudi crude safely exited the Bab al‑Mandeb Strait on Friday, despite a naval blockade declared by Yemen’s Houthi movement against Saudi Arabia earlier that week.
Below is a summary of events from Thursday night through Friday.
Where did the US attack Iran?
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that its latest strikes against Iran were completed at 01:00 GMT on Friday.
CENTCOM said the targets included Iranian military command centres, drone storage facilities, communications networks, coastal surveillance sites, and maritime infrastructure.
Friday’s Iranian media reported explosions in several cities. The state broadcaster IRIB cited blasts in Khondab, Khorramabad, Konarak and Jask. The semi‑official Fars news agency said two individuals were injured early Friday by a drone strike on Khorramabad, according to the deputy governor of Lorestan province in western Iran.
Mehr news agency reported that U.S. missile strikes hit Andimeshk and Omidiyeh in Khuzestan province on Friday, though no casualties were recorded.
Al Jazeera’s correspondent Tohid Assidi, reporting from Tehran, noted explosions heard on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday.
Bandar Abbas port was hit, injuring two individuals, Iranian media reported Friday.
Tasnim news agency reported Friday that a U.S. missile attack near Ahvaz in southwestern Iran resulted in four fatalities and five injuries.
Where did Iran strike in the Gulf?
Bahrain: Iran’s army, in a statement carried by Mehr, said it employed drones to strike fuel storage tanks, equipment warehouses, and troop quarters at Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain.
Jordan: The military added that aircraft hangars, maintenance facilities, and accommodation sites at the Muwaffaq Salti/Al‑Azraq base in Jordan were also struck, warning that any actions targeting Iran’s interests would undermine regional security and economic stability.
What have leaders on either side said?
On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric against Tehran, telling Axios that the United States may carry out its largest strikes on Iran yet, following a new wave of Iranian‑backed attacks on Gulf allies, including a hit on a telecommunications tower in Kuwait.
He said he was “considering a massive attack” that would be “larger than ever before.”
“I am close to making a decision. We are all set for it,” Trump said.
Separately, on his Truth Social platform, Trump threatened that if Iran attacks ships, the U.S. would tap Tehran’s frozen assets to cover repair costs.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned on Friday that employing frozen state assets to settle future claims establishes a dangerous global precedent.
“Seizing another nation’s assets to pay for unrelated future claims is an incendiary precedent,” Araghchi wrote on X.
He cautioned that “those who celebrate or profit from such funds should remember: once governments normalise confiscation, no one’s assets are safe. The resulting chaos will not be pretty or peaceful.”
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