The United States has launched a sixth consecutive night of strikes in Iran, while denying Iranian claims that it targeted civilian infrastructure. Iranian authorities said bridges, a railway station and an airport were hit, and seven people were killed in Hormozgan province; the dispute matters because deliberate attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure can breach international law.

BBC Verify confirmed damage to Gariveh Bridge in Hormozgan, although the White House said all US strikes targeted military and logistics facilities. Iran responded by claiming attacks on US-related sites in Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain and Syria, while Kuwait reported damage to power and desalination facilities and injuries. The continuing conflict has also kept the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, raising concerns over global energy supplies because it previously carried about a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas.