• A week of US strikes: The US military completed its latest wave of strikes against Iran on Friday, Central Command said, marking the seventh consecutive night of its renewed bombing campaign. This comes after Tehran launched another wave in its widening series of attacks on US allies in the region.

• Tehran warns the US: A top Iranian military adviser warned the US could face a “full-scale offensive” in the coming days if its barrage continues through the weekend. Tehran has also threatened key ports in Gulf states, in response to the US destroying a surveillance tower near the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency.

• Emerging pattern: Iranian state media reported further strikes on bridges and highways connecting key coastal cities to the interior of the country.
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Several Arab nations have fiercely criticized Tehran’s sweeping strikes on US allies in the Middle East after the Trump administration escalated deadly attacks on Iran this week for seven consecutive days.

The Iranian military hit several countries late Thursday through early Friday, including Oman, Jordan, Kuwait and Qatar, where a child was wounded by falling shrapnel from an intercepted strike.

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The United States military completed its latest wave of strikes against Iran on Friday, according to Central Command, marking the seventh consecutive night of its renewed bombing campaign.
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Mohsen Rezaei, a top Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) official and military adviser to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, warned the United States on Friday of a “full-scale offensive” if it persisted with military strikes against Iran.

The comments come as the US completes its seventh consecutive day of strikes on Iran and Iranian retaliation at Arab US allies.

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