U.S. begins second-night strike wave in Iran

Axios reported the U.S. military launched strikes on Iran for a second consecutive evening, with CENTCOM saying the strikes began at 5:15 PM ET against multiple targets in response to continued Iranian aggression. Sky and Guardian reported fresh U.S. strikes and Iranian air-defense activity, while AP said the escalation threatened the truce track.

Why this matters. This turns the earlier bombing threat into an active operation and shortens the window for diplomacy to outrun retaliation. The watchpoint is whether CENTCOM publishes targets and damage details before Iran answers against U.S. bases, Gulf shipping, or Israel.