• US warns of Iranian plans to mine waters of the strait, claims destroying 16 minelayers
• Three commercial ships attacked by projectiles
• Eight US soldiers, over 1,200 Iranians among nearly 1,900 killed across Middle East
• New supreme leader ‘safe and sound’ despite reports of injury
• Israel intensifies attacks on Beirut, Tehran; Iran hits back at targets across Gulf states
DUBAI / TEHRAN: Iran fired at Israel and targets across the Middle East on Wednesday, while at least three ships were hit in the Gulf, demonstrating Tehran can still fight back and disrupt energy supplies despite the most intense US-Israeli strikes yet.
Washington also warned Iranians on Wednesday that it considers civilian ports in the Strait of Hormuz to be legitimate targets, alleging the Tehran government was using the facilities for military operations.
It urged “civilians in Iran to immediately avoid all port facilities where Iranian naval forces are operating’’.
The US military also posted footage of Iranian boats blasted by missiles and other projectiles as it said it had destroyed 16 minelayers near the Strait of Hormuz, the chokepoint to the Gulf th
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