Why is the US attacking southern Iran’s civilian infrastructure?
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Analysts say the goals range from targeting Iran’s supply lines to curbing its influence in the Strait of Hormuz.
The United States has expanded its military campaign against Iran, with Tehran accusing Washington of striking civilian infrastructure as US forces carried out a sixth consecutive night of attacks.
Iranian officials say a railway station and residential neighbourhoods have been hit, while elsewhere, bridges, water facilities, food silos and other civilian infrastructure have reportedly come under attack. The latest strikes come after US President Donald Trump said Washington would eventually target Iran’s energy sector, telling Fox News he would “save the energy targets for last”.
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As tensions escalate, Iran’s military said on Friday it had hit US aircraft at a military base in Bahrain, Kuwait says it is responding to missile and drone attacks, and air defence systems have again been activated this week across Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan.
The renewed fighting comes a month after Washington and Tehran signed a memorandum of understanding extending an April ceasefire and setting out a framework for negotiations aimed at ending the war, which began on February 28 with Israeli and US strikes on Iran. Since then, Tehran and Washington have accused the other of violating the agreement.
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