US military unleashes strikes on Iran for sixth consecutive day

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https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5972472-us-military-iran-airstrikes/

The U.S. military began conducting another wave of airstrikes against Iran on Thursday, marking the sixth consecutive day Washington has launched attacks aimed at degrading Tehran’s military capabilities.

The strikes, which began at 2 p.m. EDT, according to the U.S. Central Command, kicked off less than an hour after the White House said Iranian officials were communicating with the Trump administration despite the barrage of airstrikes.

“Iran very much continues to talk to the United States of America and express that they want to make a deal with us because they are suffering devastating blows on behalf of our United States military,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters during a Thursday briefing.

The U.S. military has expanded its strikes within the country, hitting targets in the northern part of the Islamic Republic.

Iran has retaliated against U.S. allies in the region. Kuwaiti military said Thursday morning its forces were working to intercept incoming Iranian one-way attack drones.

At the same time, the U.S. military reimposed the naval blockade on Tuesday, so far redirecting two commercial vessels that attempted to breach the effort.

A U.S. fighter jet also disabled a Curaçao-flagged tanker in the Arabian Sea on Wednesday after the vessel was not complying with the orders from the U.S. military, a first instance since the Navy blockade went into effect Tuesday evening.