Islamabad: Pakistan urged all sides to end the violence and resume technical talks after fresh US strikes reportedly hit bridges and transport infrastructure in southern Iran.
Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said Islamabad would continue encouraging negotiations under the memorandum of understanding Pakistan helped mediate last month.
United States Central Command said it launched a new wave of attacks on Thursday evening to further weaken Iranian military capabilities. The operation marked the sixth consecutive night of US strikes.
Iranian state media reported attacks on two bridges, a railway station and an airport near the Strait of Hormuz. State television said three people were killed in strikes on bridges in Hormozgan province.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it responded with ballistic missile attacks on a US airbase in Jordan. The claim was not independently verified.
Kuwait said its air defences intercepted renewed missile and drone attacks early Friday, while Bahrain activated air raid sirens.
Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz again and linked its reopening to an end to US attacks. The waterway carries a significant share of global oil and gas shipments.
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The US military said its forces boarded a vessel in the Gulf of Oman to enforce Washington’s renewed blockade of Iranian ports. Three ships had been redirected since the blockade resumed, it added.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Donald Trump remained open to diplomacy but would hold Iran accountable for attacks on shipping.
Iranian negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the preliminary agreement would remain meaningful only if its provisions were implemented.
