The U.S. Followed Through On Its Threat To Strike Iran. Tehran Is Now Vowing To ‘Punish’ Washington

Tehran has vowed to "punish" the U.S. after the country conducted what it described as a "heavy wave of strikes" as hostilities between the countries resume yet again.

Washington's were the first strikes since halting them on Friday, a decision that led to a days-long lull that ended on Tuesday after Iran launched a surprise missile barrage against a U.S. base in Jordan.

"CENTCOM assets struck dozens of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets in Iran, including military command centers, missile and drone facilities, coastal surveillance and defense sites, and maritime capabilities," the force said in a statement.

"The strikes aimed to further diminish threats posed by Iran and its proxies to American forces, commercial shipping, and neighboring Gulf countries," it added.

Trump said Tehran conceded that the most recent launch was a mistake and asked the U.S. not to retaliate, but he approved of the strikes anyway. The Iranian revolutionary guard said three members were killed in attacks in the northwestern province of Zanjan.

Jordan said it intercepted a new barrage from Iran, and Kuwait claimed that an attack hit a building belonging to a Chinese company, killing one worker.

The war appears to be expanding in the meantime. Egypt said on Thursday that a drone hit two ships at its Mediterranean port of Damietta.

"The situation was immediately dealt with in accordance with the approved emergency and rapid response plans through the coordinated efforts of the competent authorities and the on-site firefighting and safety teams," the country's ministry of petroleum and mineral resources said. The attack was not claimed by any country so far.

In the meantime, Israel believes Iran has moved centrifuges to Pickaxe Mountain and is enriching uranium there, according to a new report.

Citing a senior diplomatic source, The Jerusalem Post detailed on Wednesday that the country doesn't believe Tehran's nuclear program has been fully destroyed.

"There are centrifuges at Pickaxe Mountain where enrichment is currently taking place," the source added.

The compound in Pickaxe Mountain is located near Natanz, Iran's nuclear facility that has been heavily damaged by U.S. bombings from the 2025 war. It hosts two tunnel complexes experts believe can't be reached by the U.S.'s most powerful bunker buster bombs.