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The United States started a new strike on Iran after two of his soldiers were to be killed in Iran to be beaten in Jordan at the end of Friday.

Saturday he wrote eighth night in a row of the US attack on Iran since tensions between the two countries flared up this month, undermining talks on a resolution to the conflict.

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Here’s a summary of what happened Saturday night and early Sunday, and what leaders from both sides have to say:

Where did Iran attack?

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said at 03:30 GMT on Sunday that it had struck Iran’s coastal surveillance facilities as well as air defense facilities, maritime capabilities and missile and drone storage facilities.

CENTCOM also said its “army forces” had attacked Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) which launched a US military strike in Jordan on Friday, which was Saturday local time.

“The strike is designed to destroy Iran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and to quickly punish the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces that launched the American military offensive in Jordan last night,” CENTCOM said.

Al Jazeera Resul Serdar Atas, reporting from the Iranian capital in Tehran, said the US attack was aimed at “isolating” southern Iran from the rest of the world.

“Several bridges have been hit, including railways, canals, airports and roads… Damage to civilian infrastructure is severely limiting the movement of people, goods and goods,” he said, adding that hospitals were being evacuated and exams in schools were being suspended.

“The US is trying to destroy the power of the IRGC, but this destruction is also used by civilians. The Americans are trying to isolate the south of the country from the rest of Iran. However, the IRGC says it will not leave the Strait of Hormuz.

Al Jazeera’s Tohid Assidi, who is also from Tehran, said, referring to recent reports, that the sound of a jet was heard above the skies of Kish Island, and that there were reports of explosions in the city of Sirik.

He said Sirik is an important geostrategic location because it controls the Strait of Hormuz.

Several explosions were heard south of the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas and there were reports of several attacks on the nearby island of Qeshm, according to Iranian media.

The Mehr newspaper reported on Sunday morning that the area near Qeshm was affected by the US attack. The Tasnim news agency reported that at least six missiles hit areas outside the island.

US warplanes searched the area near the city of Shadegan in Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan province, Tasnim said on Sunday, citing the region’s deputy defense minister.

Where in the Gulf did Iran strike?

Kuwait: Iran’s military said Sunday it launched a major attack on “US military bases” in Kuwait, a weapons depot at Camp al-Adiri and air defense radars at the Ali Al Salem airbase, Iranian media reported.

The Kuwaiti military said on Sunday that its air defense was “fighting with armed forces and drones” after “Iran’s sinful aggression”.

Bahrain: Airplane strikes were heard in the Gulf kingdom, including the capital Manama, on Sunday.

“Citizens and residents are encouraged to remain calm and go to the nearest safe place,” Bahrain’s interior ministry said in a statement.

What have the officials on both sides said?

US President Donald Trump said the death of American soldiers in Iran’s attack on Jordan on Friday was “a very sad thing”.

“We are not allowing Iran to have a nuclear weapon,” he said.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Saturday warned the US that it would face “unforgettable lessons” at the hands of Tehran and its regional allies, accusing the US of repeatedly violating the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the two countries.

A written statement by Khamenei was read on state television, in which he said the violation of the Washington MoU last month showed that Trump’s signature was “null and void”.

Major-General Ali Abdullahi, head of Iran’s headquarters in Khatam al-Anbiya Central, has warned the US, that “any aggression or violence will be met with a severe and destructive response” from the country’s military.

In a statement published by Iranian media on Sunday, Abdullahi described the US as “the Great Satan” and “an enemy, treacherous and treacherous”.