WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US military said it completed its latest wave of strikes on Iran that were carried out at President Donald Trump’s direction and marked a seventh consecutive night of American attacks._x000D_
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“US forces employed fighter aircraft, aerial drones, and warships in addition to other assets,” the US Central Command said in a statement._x000D_
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US strikes hit “surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage, and maritime capabilities,” it added._x000D_
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Iran in turn struck US allies in the Gulf on â Friday, as both sides targeted infrastructure while shipping in the Strait of Hormuz came under further assault._x000D_
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Iranian state media earlier said at least five bridges were struck in the south in US attacks on Friday._x000D_
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Seven people were reported killed in attacks on bridges in the southern port of Bandar Khamir, where the train station was also hit._x000D_
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An airport was reported hit further east and away from the coast in Iranshahr, in a province bordering Pakistan._x000D_
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Authorities in US ally Kuwait said one of the country’s power generation and water desalination â stations had been hit in an Iranian attack._x000D_
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Trump this week reiterated threats to hit Iranian energy targets while also threatening to target bridges next week._x000D_
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The 1949 Geneva Conventions on humanitarian conduct in war prohibit attacks on sites considered essential for civilians._x000D_
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After Trump’s past threats to strike such targets, international â law experts in the US said earlier this year such attacks may amount to war crimes._x000D_
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Trump received widespread condemnation in April when he threatened to destroy Iran’s entire civilization before reaching a ceasefire â with Tehran._x000D_
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The Iran war began when the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28 and Iran responded with its own strikes on Israel and Gulf states that host â US bases._x000D_
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US-Israeli strikes on Iran and Israeli attacks on Lebanon during the war have killed thousands and displaced millions._x000D_
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The war has raised oil prices and shaken global markets.
