US mounts sixth straight night of attacks as Iran warns of wider war

Iranian media reports airport, bridge and communications tower targeted.The United States has continued its attacks against Iran for a sixth consecutive night, with strikes targeting infrastructure in the country’s south, according to local media reports.The US military said it initiated its latest round of attacks at 18:00 GMT on Thursday, as Iranian media reported explosions and attacks in Qeshm Island, Bandar Abbas, Chabahar, Iranshahr and Bandar-e Khamir.Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported that a US missile attack targeted an airport in Iranshahr, while another “enemy” attack hit a communications tower in Bandar Abbas, cutting off power in the area.Iran’s Fars news agency reported a suspected US attack on a bridge in Bandar-e Khamir.The attacks – days after US President Donald Trump threatened to potentially hit Iranian infrastructure – were the latest sign of peril for an interim US-Iran deal the two signed last month.Both sides have since accused the other of violating the memorandum of understanding (MoU) amid a week of spiralling hostilities.‘Time of uncertainty’Earlier on Thursday, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed an attack on an airbase used by US forces in Bahrain, saying it was in response to what it called a “barbaric” US attack that forced the evacuation of a children’s cancer hospital in the southwestern city of Ahvaz.The IRGC also claimed further attacks on Kuwait and Jordan.Kuwait’s army said Iran’s attacks included 32 drones and targeted vital facilities, causing material damage.Iranian army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia warned Iran’s attacks “will spread to new areas” if the US attacks against it carry on.