Following Donald Trump's ultimatum , the US and Israel have launched a new barrage of attacks in Iran, also hitting civilian infrastructure.

Local media reported explosions following attacks on Kharg Island (a key transit hub for ships carrying Iranian oil), at Khorramabad Airport, while two people were killed in a raid on a railway bridge in the city of Kashan . A bridge near the city of Qom , south of Tehran, was also hit.

The threats and new raids against infrastructure have triggered strong international reactions. The European Union, through a spokesperson, stated that it "firmly rejects" any threat or attack "against essential civilian infrastructure," also to avoid "a further and dangerous escalation." The EU itself urges all parties to demonstrate "maximum restraint," to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure, and to fully respect international law and international humanitarian law.

Meanwhile, according to rumors, Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is "unconscious and receiving medical treatment in the city of Qom." This is according to a diplomatic memorandum based on assessments by Israeli and US intelligence, published by the British newspaper The Times and reported by the Israeli newspaper Ynet. Khamenei is reportedly unconscious and "in serious condition that prevents him from participating in any decision-making process of the regime."

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"If Iran's red lines were crossed, the scale of the retaliatory response against the infrastructure of the United States and its allies would deprive them of oil and gas in the region for years." This is the stark warning from the Islamic Revolutionary Guards, reported by the Iranian news agency Tasnim. The IRGC, the agency reports, urged the United States' regional partners to acknowledge that, "up to now, Iran has shown considerable restraint out of goodwill toward its neighbors and has taken various factors into account when selecting retaliatory targets, but all these considerations have now been set aside."

(Unioneonline)

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