Conflict escalates -US strikes Iranian missile, drone facilities, Tehran attacks a base in Kuwait

[00:00:04]On the night leading to july 23 the unit states and irchanged another round of military actions as their confrontation entered its 12th consecutive night with no signs of deescalation.

[00:00:16]The US military announced Wednesday that it was conducting a 12th night of strikes against Iran as both sides increasingly targeted civilian infrastructure.

[00:00:25]US central command said the attacks were designed to further degrade Iran's ability to threaten civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting regional waters as the Americans push to regain control over the straight of Hormas and restore the flow of international shipping. AC to US central command the strikes targeted naval infrastructure as well as missile and drone storage facilities the continued American air strikes are occurring even as diplomatic efforts show little public sign of progress and officials on both sides have dug in on the dispute over the crucial waterway for global energy that remains largely closed.

[00:01:02]Iranian state media reported that US missiles struck locations late Wednesday near the cities of Aaz Ramshire and Andyeshk in western Iran. Two people were killed in a US missile strike in the town of Shalamcha on the Iraqi border.

[00:01:16]Iranian state media said early Thursday day circula on social media and shared by local sources appear to show the AF term of the reported strikes.

[00:01:27]Iran's press TV stated that Iran has destroyed Patriot air defense systems at a US military base in Kuwait, destroying Patriot air defense systems, damaging drones, and other equipment. Officials have not confirmed the destruction.

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