# The United States on Friday launched a seventh straight night of attacks on Iran. Iran in turn struck US allies in the Gulf, with both sides targeting infrastructure while shipping in the Strait of Hormuz came under further assault. US president Donald Trump has threatened to launch broad-based air strikes on Iran’s infrastructure and declined to rule out a ground assault on Iran’s coast or islands. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres meanwhile expressed concern about the escalation, particularly attacks on civilian infrastructure in Iran and across the region.
US and Iran target infrastructure with Strait of Hormuz shipping under further attack