One person was killed and seven others wounded in a U.S. strike on a military base in the central Iranian city of Nain, the deputy governor of Isfahan province said Monday.
The seven wounded are receiving treatment following an attack by the "terrorist American army," the official told Iran's Mehr news agency.
The strike was the second reported U.S. attack in Iran on Monday to result in casualties. Earlier, Iranian media reported that one person was killed and four others wounded in a U.S. strike on an agricultural water pumping station in Mahshahr, in southwestern Iran.
Iran will not uphold its commitments under a memorandum of understanding with the United States unless Washington fulfills its own obligations, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Monday.
Baghaei said Iran had entered negotiations "with meticulousness and seriousness," taking into account the interests and concerns of the Iranian people, and had acted in good faith whenever agreements were reached."The Islamic Republic of Iran has never been the first to violate its commitments," he told reporters in Tehran, adding that Iran would respond in kind whenever the other side failed to meet its obligations.
Baghaei also said Iran is seeking to establish a joint mechanism with Oman regarding the Strait of Hormuz, but that U.S. pressure on Muscat has hindered those efforts.
Mediators are continuing efforts to facilitate talks between Iran and the United States.
Survivors of the Iranian drone strike that killed six U.S. soldiers at Kuwait's Port Shuaiba in March accused senior commanders of ignoring intelligence warnings about the base's vulnerability and abandoning troops in the attack's aftermath, according to an investigation published by The Washington Post.
The report, based on interviews with 17 people, including survivors, witnesses and people familiar with the U.S. military's investigation, alleges that commanders moved troops to Port Shuaiba despite internal assessments warning the site lacked adequate defenses against Iranian drone attacks.
Coffin of U.S. soldier who died in Kuwait arriving in Delaware, March.Credit: Win Mcnamee/Getty Images via AFPCoffin of U.S. soldier who died in Kuwait arriving in Delaware, March.Credit: Win Mcnamee/Getty Images via AFP
According to the Post, soldiers said classified briefings before the war identified Port Shuaiba as a likely Iranian target and warned that any conflict with Iran would put all U.S. positions at risk. The newspaper reported that troops had unsuccessfully requested additional counter-drone defenses before the attack.
The March 1 strike killed six members of the Army's 103rd Sustainment Command and wounded more than 30 others, making it one of the deadliest attacks on U.S. forces during the war.
The Post also reported that several survivors accused Brig. Gen. Clint Barnes of fleeing to a bunker after the drone struck rather than helping evacuate wounded soldiers. One soldier quoted by the newspaper said, "We shouldn't have run out of the fucking building," while another officer reportedly rushed back inside to rescue survivors. Army Central disputed those accounts, telling the Post that senior leaders helped coordinate evacuations before being medically evacuated themselves because of their own injuries.
President Trump salutes at the coffin of a U.S. soldier killed in a drone strike at a command center in Kuwait, March.Credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/APPresident Trump salutes at the coffin of a U.S. soldier killed in a drone strike at a command center in Kuwait, March.Credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP
According to the Post, many survivors also said they received inadequate medical care after the attack and expressed little confidence that the military's investigation would hold anyone accountable. A U.S. official familiar with the probe told the newspaper it does not assign blame or recommend disciplinary action.
Army Central defended its decisions, saying Port Shuaiba was selected "in accordance with operational plans," was adequately fortified and had sufficient bunker space. It said intelligence and air-defense issues would be addressed in the investigation, which has not yet been released publicly.
Israeli police arrested dozens of suspects on Monday morning as part of a nationwide operation targeting alleged illegal weapons and drug trafficking.
In a statement, police said hundreds of officers, Border Police personnel and special forces were currently raiding "dozens of locations across the country."
The statement added that the investigation leading to the operation was conducted covertly by Lahav 433, the police's major crimes unit. Authorities did not immediately provide further details about the suspects or the alleged offenses.
Kuwait's military said Monday it was intercepting "hostile aerial targets" in the country's airspace, after Iranian media reported strikes targeting U.S. military infrastructure in the Gulf state.
"The General Staff of the Kuwait Armed Forces announces that any explosion sounds that may be heard are the result of the Air Defense systems intercepting hostile attacks," the military said in a statement, urging residents to follow instructions issued by the authorities.
تتصدى حالياً القوات المسلحة لأهداف جوية معادية داخل المجال الجوي الكويتي
تنوه رئاسة الأركان العامة للجيش بأن أصوات الانفجارات، إن سُمعت، فهي نتيجة اعتراض منظومات الدفاع الجوي للهجمات المعادية.
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Earlier, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported that Iranian strikes targeted U.S. infrastructure at military bases in Kuwait, causing damage.
According to the report, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it "completely destroyed" fuel storage tanks and Patriot air defense systems at the U.S. base in Ali Al Salem, which hosts American troops. The IRGC also claimed it struck Ahmad Al Jaber Air Base, about 30 miles away, damaging an FPS radar system.
■ Iran's Foreign Ministry said talks held in Muscat on Saturday focused on managing the Strait of Hormuz but accused the United States of preventing an agreement by pressuring Oman.
■ Around 20 commercial vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz in coordination with the U.S. military over the past 24 hours, in addition to several ships sailing without U.S. coordination, Axios reported Sunday, citing a U.S. official.
■ Iran's Fars news agency reported that areas in the Abadan and Shadegan districts of Khuzestan province were hit by U.S. strikes. Iranian media also reported a power outage in Ahvaz, the provincial capital, according to Al Arabiya.
■ One killed, four wounded in U.S. strike on water pumping station in southwestern Iran, state media says
■ Iran's Revolutionary Guards said missiles and drones struck fuel tanks and ammunition depots at Prince Hassan Air Base in Jordan, setting them on fire.
■ U.S. Central Command said the wave of strikes against Iran on Sunday night hit dozens of targets at multiple locations, including Iranian air-defense systems, coastal radar sites, missile and drone capabilities and small boats. It said U.S. forces used fighter aircraft, naval vessels, one-way attack drones and, for the first time, one-way attack sea drones.
U.S. Central Command said the wave of strikes against Iran on Sunday night hit dozens of targets at multiple locations.
CENTCOM said the targets included Iranian air-defense systems, coastal radar sites, missile and drone capabilities and small boats. It said U.S. forces used fighter aircraft, naval vessels, one-way attack drones and, for the first time, one-way attack sea drones.
CENTCOM added that U.S. forces remained prepared to ensure freedom of navigation for commercial shipping, saying that Iran "does not control" the Strait of Hormuz.
