[US-Israel, Iran War Day #153] US Completes Strikes on Dozens of IRGC Targets in Iran, CENTCOM Says

In Brief…

• The US Treasury on Thursday sanctioned Mahan Air, Iran’s largest airline, accusing it of supporting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and facilitating the procurement and transport of drones and weapons.
• Kuwait’s Defense Ministry said an Iranian strike hit a building belonging to a Chinese company in northern Kuwait on Thursday, killing one worker and causing extensive damage.
• The Islamic Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday that Iran controlled the Strait of Hormuz and vowed to “punish the aggressor” later in the day.
• US President Donald Trump said Iran was “going to get a beating” for an attempted overnight missile attack on US forces in Jordan.
• Iranian officials said a missile struck an uninhabited area near the border town of Piranshahr in West Azarbaijan province on Wednesday without causing casualties, after state media blamed the attack on the United States.
• Yemen’s Houthis are considering charging commercial ships to transit the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, with Chinese vessels exempt, after discussing the proposal with Iranian officials, Reuters reported, citing regional sources.

This is a developing story that HO1 will continue to monitor.
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[UPDATE] Trump is right to strike Iran, Senator Cotton says