Iran Intensifies Strikes as US Infrastructure Deadline Nears
As President Trump’s deadline to hit Iranian infrastructure approaches, Washington launched attacks on bridges, an airport and a petrochemical plant. In turn, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards announced they would no longer hold back and claimed fresh strikes on a vessel in the Gulf and on Saudi Arabia’s Jubail petrochemical complex. Reuters-verified footage showed smoke rising over Jubail after Iran’s response to an overnight assault on a major Saudi site. Iranian officials said all restraints on regional targets have been lifted in retaliation for previous strikes. Analysts warn that any Saudi counterattack could draw in Pakistan under their mutual defence pact. Meanwhile, some Iranians express hope the threat may once again be a bluff despite Trump’s warning of an unprecedented strike if the 8 PM deadline passes.
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