Tehran vows to 'crush' regional infrastructure if US hits Iranian sites

Key Points:

• Iran warned that any US attack on its infrastructure would trigger widespread regional destruction, with Iranian forces targeting infrastructure across the region that has so far remained untouched due to Tehran's restraint.
• Iranian military officials emphasized that the Strait of Hormuz is a non-negotiable red line and claimed Iran can control the strait from across its territory, not just its southern coastline.
• The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched ballistic missile attacks on a US base in Jordan and drone strikes on US facilities in Kuwait and Bahrain, citing retaliation for a US strike near a children's cancer hospital in Iran.
• The US responded with strikes against Iranian command centers, air defense systems, and missile capabilities, including targets near Tehran and other key sites in Iran.
• Reports indicate Iran has asked its proxy, the Houthis in Yemen, to be ready to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea if the US attacks Iranian infrastructure, signaling potential escalation of the conflict to new regional maritime chokepoints.