US targets more facilitators helping Iran procure weapons

The United States imposed sanctions on four individuals and three entities aiding weapons procurement for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. US strikes hit multiple cities in southern Iran, including Bandar Abbas, Chabahar, and Konarak. Iran Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the nation is engaged in a 'crucial and existential war.' Iran is reportedly preparing to use its Houthi proxies to block the Bab el-Mandeb strait.