The United States launched airstrikes on an Iranian nuclear power plant still under construction, according to Tehran officials who condemned the attack as a violation of international law. The targeted site, the Darkhovin nuclear facility in southwestern Iran, was hit amid a series of strikes that marked the eighth consecutive day of US military action against Iranian targets.
This operation followed recent Iranian attacks on American personnel, including the killing of two US service members and one missing from a missile and drone assault on a US military base in Jordan. The strikes were ordered by President Donald Trump to degrade Iran’s capacity to threaten commercial shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz and to retaliate against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
US Central Command reported that the strikes successfully hit Iranian coastal surveillance and air-defense installations near Sirik and Shadegan in southern Iran. Although Iranian state media acknowledged the attacks, details on the extent of damage to the nuclear facility remain unclear, and the US has not officially confirmed the targeting of the nuclear site.
These heightened military engagements have followed the collapse of a brokered peace agreement involving Pakistan, deepening instability in the region. In a tit-for-tat response, Iran launched drone attacks on US military assets in Kuwait, while Kuwaiti forces and Bahrain’s air defenses intercepted multiple Iranian missiles and drones. No casualties or significant damage have been reported in these latest missile interceptions.
In Jordan, increased security alerts led to the evacuation of the international airport and seaport in Aqaba amid credible threat warnings. This sequence of escalating hostilities underscores the fragility of regional security and the risks associated with ongoing US-Iran confrontations.