Trump: "Raid on Kharg Island, Iran must liberate Hormuz or I will destroy the oil bases."
Tehran's response: "Ready to burn US-linked infrastructure in the Middle East to ashes." The American embassy in Baghdad was hit. Hamas urged Iran to "cease attacks on neighboring countries."(photo Ansa/AFP)
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The US targeted Kharg Island in a series of attacks, destroying only its military facilities. Shortly before boarding Air Force One for Florida, Donald Trump announced on Truth that the US had launched heavy air strikes against the island, sparing the vital infrastructure through which approximately 90% of all Iranian crude oil passes.
A move aimed at pressuring Tehran not to interfere with maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran responded immediately, threatening to "burn to ashes" US-linked oil infrastructure in the Middle East.
During the night, a barrage of drones hit Baghdad, where the American embassy was hit. Hamas appealed to Tehran: "Ceasefire against neighboring countries."
Missiles fired at Israel and Lebanon: A raid on a medical center in Beirut kills 12 personnel, while an Israeli attack hits a UNIFIL base in the south.
LIVE:
7:00 AM – Hamas to Iran: Cease attacks on neighboring countries
Hamas has urged its ally Iran to cease attacks against its Gulf neighbors in response to the Israeli-American attacks. "While affirming the Islamic Republic of Iran's right to respond to this aggression with all possible means," the Islamic movement stated on Telegram, "in accordance with international norms and law, the movement calls on its brothers in Iran not to target their neighbors."
6 a.m. – Trump: "Iran is completely defeated and wants a deal, but not one I will accept."
"Iran is completely defeated and wants a deal—but not one I will accept." US President Donald Trump announced this on Truth, adding that "the fake news media hate reporting on the successes the US military has achieved against Iran."
5:00 AM – U.S. Embassy in Baghdad hit by drone
A drone strike has hit the US Embassy in Baghdad, a senior Iraqi security official announced. A France Presse journalist saw black smoke billowing over the diplomatic compound in the heart of the Iraqi capital. Another security official confirmed the attack, which followed numerous explosions heard overnight, which also killed two people.