The volatile ceasefire between the United States and Iran was once again threatened on Thursday, as Iranian missiles were intercepted over Jordan by its armed forces and the Middle East saw a second day of attacks.
While President Donald Trump warned Iran that strikes could get “much worse,” Iran appeared undeterred, refusing to buckle under pressure to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on anyone’s terms but its own.
Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of mourners flooded the streets for the burial of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed by US-Israeli strikes in late February.
Here’s the latest:
• Air raid sirens sounded in Jordan after Iranian missiles breached the country’s airspace Thursday. A Jordanian government spokesperson said that all the missiles were “intercepted and dealt with.”
• Several explosions were reported in an Iranian coastal province on Thursday, according to the semi-official Iranian news agency Mehr.
The US military said it has carried out about 170 strikes over the last two nights, targeting Iranian air defense systems, coastal surveillance assets, missile and drone storage sites, naval capabilities, and military logistics infrastructure.
Iran’s Health Ministry said that 14 people have been killed and 78 wounded.
• The body of slain leader Khamenei arrived in Mashhad ahead of his burial later today.
His interment culminates six days of farewell processions, more than four months since he and members of his family were killed at the outset of the war with the United States and Israel.
• Iran accused the US of committing a “blatant war crime” after strikes on two bridges along the railway route to Mashhad. Mourners traveling for Khamenei’s burial faced disruptions after trains to and from Tehran were suspended. Iran also said several locations on the country’s southern coast had been hit.
The US Central Command said it struck “90 Iranian military targets” along the coastline but did not mention bridges.
• In response to the strikes, Iran said earlier it targeted US military sites including a satellite antenna in Qatar, a Patriot air defense system in Kuwait and fuel storage facilities belonging to the US military in Bahrain.
Bahrain’s military said it intercepted Iranian missiles and drones overnight, while Kuwait confirmed one person was injured by falling debris following a missile interception.
CNN’s Aida Karimi, Tim Lister, Helen Regan, Mostafa Salem and Lex Harvey contributed reporting.