Iran declares nuclear deal void and vows war response after US strikes

The United States announced Wednesday night that it had launched a new wave of attacks targeting facilities in Iran, coinciding with reports of explosions in the southern port cities of Bandar Abbas and Chabahar as well as in Ahvaz in the country's southwest. The Pentagon said the strikes were aimed at “terrorist infrastructure” linked to regional militant groups, though it did not specify the exact nature of the targets or the weapons employed.

The explosions, reported by local media and confirmed by Iranian authorities, have heightened already tense relations between Tehran and Washington following a series of retaliatory incidents earlier this year. Analysts note that the coordinated timing of the U.S. operations and the domestic blasts could signal an escalation in the ongoing proxy conflict, while both governments have called for restraint to avoid further destabilization of the region.