Iran threatens 'steel strikes' if US attacks civilian targets

Iranian military officials declared that in response to the US threat to attack civilian targets, all infrastructure in the region would be crushed with 'steel strikes'. The US military announced it had launched a new wave of airstrikes on Iran; Iranian media reported explosions on Qeshm Island, in Bandar Abbas and Chabahar.

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Iran threatens 'steel strikes' if US attacks civilian targets

After the US military announced it had launched a new wave of airstrikes on Iran, a stern warning came from Iran. Iranian military officials declared that in response to the US threat to attack civilian targets, all infrastructure in the region would be crushed with 'steel strikes'.

Iranian media reported that following the US strikes, explosions occurred on Qeshm Island and in the cities of Bandar Abbas and Chabahar in the south of the country. The Iranian army's statement said: "If the US attacks our civilian targets, all infrastructure in the region will be crushed with steel strikes."

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