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Israel And The U.S. Have Launched Critical Strikes Against Iran

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Israel And The U.S. Have Launched Critical Strikes Against Iran
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(Updated) An online broadcast of the events of the seventeenth day of the war.

The US-Israeli operation against Iran continues in the Middle East.

The Charter97.org website is following developments on the sixteenth day of the war.

22:13 Authorities in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, said a fire was reported at the Shah oil and gas field after a drone strike.

The press service of the Abu Dhabi Municipality said that no casualties have been reported so far.

"The Shah field is one of the largest in the world and is located 230 kilometers southwest of the Emirates' capital. It is operated by the state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). According to information on its website, the production capacity of the field is about 70 thousand barrels of oil per day," the publication writes.

20:01 Since the beginning of the conflict with Iran, the United States has struck more than 7 thousand targets across the country. This was announced by US President Donald Trump.

He said the targets of the strikes were mainly military and commercial facilities. The president again mentioned Iran's Kharq Island, saying the US had "literally destroyed" everything on it except oil facilities. Nevertheless, he allowed for the possibility of such strikes in the future.

"We left the pipes. We didn't want to do it, but we're going to do it, we can do it in five minutes," Trump said.

19:19 Sweden is not going to get involved in ensuring the safety of shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said, the Sweden Herald reports.

19.04 NATO is considering strengthening its missile defense system in Turkey because of threats from Iran.

The alliance may deploy a Patriot PAC-3 system at Incirlik Air Base to better protect U.S. and NATO troops as well as key radar infrastructure.

19.00 The U.S. Army Central Command has released new footage of strikes on Iranian military installations.

"Thousands of Iranian military targets were struck by U.S. forces to neutralize threats posed by the Iranian regime both now and in the future," the report said.

18.12 The oil tanker Karachi has passed through the Strait of Hormuz and is heading to Pakistan. Only a small number of ships have been able to leave the Persian Gulf since U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran began, according to Bloomberg.

Karachi, carrying oil from Abu Dhabi, became the first non-Iranian cargo to pass through the bottleneck, broadcasting its AIS signal.

18.01 The Israeli Air Force destroyed a facility in Iran where military space programs were being developed. The Chamran-1 satellite was developed there, which IRGC forces launched into space in 2024.

The center was also used to develop capabilities to attack "alien" satellites.

17.57 Israelis and Americans strike those who killed demonstrators in Iran in January this year.

Police buildings in many parts of Tehran were destroyed. Photos and video show the aftermath of an air strike on a headquarters in the upscale Niavaran neighborhood in Iran's capital.

17.15 The UAE Ministry of Defense says the country's air defenses today intercepted 6 ballistic missiles and 21 drones launched from Iran.

The country's air defenses have intercepted 304 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles and 1,627 drones launched by Iran since the start of hostilities.

17.01 Germany and Britain rebuffed Trump - the countries will not patrol the Strait of Hormuz.

"We will not participate in this conflict," German Foreign Minister Johann Wadeful said.

It became known earlier that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer refused Trump's request to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz to help unblock it.

15.30 Commander of the Central Command of the U.S. Armed Forces Brad Cooper announced the successful destruction of more than 100 Iranian warships.

"And we won't stop there," he said.

15.25 Israeli aircraft have blown apart a Hezbollah base and a large weapons depot in Lebanon.

The IAF struck a military facility of the terrorist organization, where the organization's militants were reported to be active later in the week.

13:20 IDF hits Tehran.

12:24 The Israeli army has launched an invasion of Lebanon. Specifically, the IDF has launched a ground operation.

The 91st Division entered Lebanon's border areas to destroy the infrastructure of the armed group Hezbollah and reduce the threat to northern Israel, the IDF said.

11:07 The Israeli army says it has destroyed an airplane of Iran's supreme leader in Tehran.

10:22 A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft takes off for a night mission during Operation Epic Rage.

U.S. forces' strikes continue to be unpredictable, dynamic and decisive, U.S. Central Command said.

9:08 Israel hits Hezbollah targets in Beirut.

7:58 Israeli and U.S. operations in Iran have entered a second week of high intensity. After an initial strike aimed at paralyzing air defense systems and eliminating enemy leadership, the conflict has moved into a phase of destroying military infrastructure, hitting strategic sites and sustained fighting on multiple fronts.

According to the IDF and U.S. Central Command, efforts to defeat Iran's military capabilities intensified in the second week of the war.

Precise strikes on Mehrabad Airport in Tehran destroyed more than 16 Quds Force transport planes used to transport weapons and U.S. forces destroyed at least 16 Revolutionary Guard speedboats that were attempting to plant mines in the Strait of Hormuz. In all, at least 60 military and support ships were hit.

American heavy bombers struck the oil island of Kharq, Iran's key export center, destroying more than 90 military targets in the region.

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