The U.S. completed its ninth consecutive evening of strikes against Iran on Sunday.
U.S. strikes have widened to include civilian infrastructure in recent days, including the Bonji desalination plant, which supplies water to about 10,000 people.
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz slowed to its lowest level in three weeks amid renewed hostilities, according to maritime intelligence firm Kpler, with just eight transits on Thursday compared with 15 the previous day.
I=6 U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran ‘not serious’ about peace talks
“The problem we’re having right now is that they’re not serious about talks,” he said. “If they’re serious, we’re serious. If they’re not, then we will do what is necessary to protect our interests and also the interests of our allies.”
This comes after the U.S. Central Command carried out its eleventh consecutive night of strikes against Iran on Tuesday.