The United States has begun launching all-out attacks on Iranian\nterritory, striking dozens of targets across the country. This latest\nwave of strikes was intensified by the US after Iranian ballistic\nmissiles targeting Jordan were intercepted. US President Donald Trump\nvowed to retaliate decisively against the Iranian attacks.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will strike them hard. They will be hit thoroughly,\u201d Trump\nstated, as reported by AFP on Wednesday (29\/7\/2026). Trump noted that\nthe missile attacks left American forces only a few minutes to react\nbefore they successfully intercepted the incoming projectiles.<\/p>\n
Trump also stated that airstrikes conducted by US and Saudi forces\nagainst Iranian-backed paramilitary groups in Iraq were carried out in\ncoordination with the Iraqi government. These joint US-Saudi operations\noccurred after Saudi authorities reported that their forces had\nintercepted drones targeting oil facilities in eastern Saudi Arabia, an\nattack Saudi authorities attributed to Iranian-backed groups in Iraq.\nThese strikes take place amidst increasing US pressure on the Iraqi\ngovernment to disarm pro-Iranian armed groups.<\/p>\n
Targeting the Iranian Military<\/p>\n
An US official told CNN that the US is launching attacks against\nmilitary targets. \u201cWe will strike them very hard because now it is our\nturn to strike them. They know it is coming,\u201d Trump told reporters in\nthe Oval Office on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
According to Al Jazeera and reports from the Iranian media outlet\nPress TV, explosions were heard in several locations in southern Iran\nfollowing the US strikes. Other Iranian media, such as Tasnim, reported\nthree explosions within Qeshm Island. Local residents stated that a\nmissile hit a residential area, though information regarding casualties\nis still unavailable.<\/p>\n
According to the state broadcaster IRIB, explosions were also heard\nin Bushehr province, home to Iran\u2019s only nuclear power plant.<\/p>\n
Two-Hour US Assault<\/p>\n
The US military strikes lasted for two hours and hit dozens of\ntargets in Iran. Washington described the recent strikes as a \u201cstrong\nresponse\u201d to Iranian missiles launched towards US forces in the Middle\nEast the previous day. The US strikes resulted in the deaths of three\nmembers of a family, including a two-year-old child, on Qeshm Island,\nIran, reported the Fars news agency, as cited by AFP on Thursday\n(30\/7\/2026). \u201cThe US attack on a residential house in the Chah Tangu\narea, Qeshm, killed three family members: a father, mother, and their\n2-year-old child,\u201d Fars reported, citing the Hormozgan University of\nMedical Sciences, adding that two other children were injured.<\/p>\n
Iran Condemns US-Saudi Joint Attack<\/p>\n
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the joint US and\nSaudi airstrikes in Iraq. Tehran described the attacks as a blatant\nviolation of Baghdad\u2019s sovereignty and a deliberate attempt by\nWashington and Israel to expand regional warfare.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran\nstrongly condemns the aggressive attacks by the United States and Saudi\nArabia in several regions of Iraq,\u201d the ministry stated in a release on\nWednesday (29\/7), as reported by Press TV on Thursday (30\/7\/2026). The\nIranian ministry termed the strikes as \u201cclear aggression against the\nnational sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iraq\u201d and a \u201cflagrant\nviolation of Article 2, Paragraph 4 of the UN Charter and the\nfundamental rules of international law.\u201d Tehran warned that these\nattacks are \u201caligned with the ambitions of the United States and the\nZionist regime to expand the scope of war and conflict in the West Asian\nregion.\u201d<\/p>\n
Previously, the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) stated that at\nleast 20 fighters were killed and 32 others wounded in the joint US and\nSaudi attacks in Iraq. The PMF is an alliance of former paramilitary\ngroups and factions that are now integrated into the Iraqi armed\nforces.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/us-launches-all-out-attacks-targeting-iran-1785459223", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }