War returns to Iran with Israel, US strikes

Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has threatened to irreversibly destroy vital infrastructure across the region if the United States and Israel attacked its own, AFP reports.

“Immediately after power plants and infrastructure in our country are targeted, vital infrastructure as well as energy and oil infrastructure across the entire region will be considered legitimate targets and will be irreversibly destroyed,” Ghalibaf has said in a post on X.

He warned that oil prices would then “rise for a long time”.

Minister says Israel army will destroy more bridges in south Lebanon

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said that the army had been ordered to destroy more bridges over the Litani river being used by Hezbollah in south Lebanon and to step up the demolition of houses, AFP reports.

“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and I instructed the IDF to immediately destroy all the bridges over the Litani River that are used for terrorist activity, in order to prevent Hezbollah terrorists and weapons from moving south,” Katz said in a statement.

He said the military was also instructed to “accelerate the demolition of Lebanese houses in the contact villages in order to thwart threats to Israeli communities”.

Iran’s Press TV says F-15 jet shot down neat Hormuz Island

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