US strikes kill 11, injure around 50 as Iran vows ‘unforgettable lessons’

Iran said on Wednesday that at least 11 people were killed in US strikes on its territory, AFP reported, citing Iranian state media, following a fresh attack in the southwestern province of Khuzestan.

State-run IRNA reported that a US missile strike on three locations in Khuzestan the previous night killed seven people and injured eight others.

“The Deputy Governor of Khuzestan Province for Security and Law Enforcement Affairs said that last night's US missile attack on three locations in the province left seven people dead and eight injured,” IRNA said.

The reported deaths came a day after the Iranian Red Crescent said four people, including a child, were killed and more than 50 others injured in a US attack in southern Sirik county, where a wedding celebration was taking place.

US says strikes were response to IRGC actions

American forces carried out another wave of attacks overnight, with the US Central Command (CENTCOM) saying the strikes were in response to what it described as “recent attempted attacks” by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and against US personnel stationed in the region.

Iranian state media reported explosions in southern parts of the country, including areas around the strategic Strait of Hormuz. An airport in the southern province of Kerman was also reported to have been targeted.

Iran's official IRNA news agency said “four projectiles” struck areas in the counties of Chabahar and Konarak, though it did not report damage from those incidents.

The US military has denied deliberately targeting civilians. CENTCOM spokesperson Captain Tim Hawkins said, “The US military never targets civilians, unlike the IRGC.”

Tehran vows retaliation

Iran has responded with attacks on US interests in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan. Iranian state media reported that the IRGC launched an “intense ballistic missile attack” on Camp Titin, a US Marine Corps base in Jordan.

Jordan's army said it intercepted at least 10 ballistic missiles fired from Iran. It did not report injuries or confirm that the US training facility had been hit, although three other missiles landed in remote areas.

Missile and drone attacks were also reported in Kuwait and Bahrain. Bahrain's Interior Ministry urged people to remain calm and move to the nearest safe location in response to a potential threat.

Iranian Supreme Leader Mojatba Khamenei, in his first message since the renewed US bombing, said the country's armed forces had “unforgettable lessons” in store for Washington.

IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebi separately warned that Washington “will regret its new attacks,” adding that “severe punishment awaits the aggressors.”

Iranian officials have also warned that attacks on US forces will continue “until they regret their crimes,” raising fears of further escalation across the region.