The United States launched new airstrikes on Iran early Thursday, and Tehran retaliated by firing on Gulf Arab states. Sirens sounded in Kuwait, and alerts were activated in Qatar and Bahrain. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Associated Press.
President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday that the US was preparing for another night of strikes, just hours after he said the ceasefire was over. He said negotiations could continue. Trump stated the strikes are continued retaliation for Iranian attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran's military released footage said to show missiles being launched in response to what it described as "U.S. aggressions and breach of commitments." The official website of Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and state TV on Wednesday aired video purportedly showing a mosque in his residence compound after US-Israeli attacks in the war.
The coffin of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was carried through a tightly packed crowd of mourners jostling to touch it outside the Imam Hussein Shrine in Karbala, Iraq. The coffin was covered with flower petals.
The new US airstrikes hit Iran early Thursday, following Trump's declaration that the ceasefire was over. The Iranian military video showed missiles being launched. The strikes are in retaliation for Iran's attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
Sirens sounded in Kuwait, and alerts were activated in Qatar and Bahrain due to retaliatory Iranian fire over the Gulf countries. The US airstrikes were in response to Iran's attacks on commercial ships.
The coffin of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was buried in Karbala, Iraq. Mourners tried to lift it. A portrait of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei was held.
In the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, children waded in the water with cargo ships at anchor and a fisherman nearby. This led to US strikes in response to Iran's attacks on commercial ships.
Following Trump's warning, the US is preparing for another night of strikes on Iran. The ceasefire is over, but negotiations may continue. The Iranian military video shows missiles launched in response to US aggression.