TEHRAN, Iran, JUL 10 (V7N): Tensions in the Middle East have boiled over into a full-scale military confrontation as Iran vows severe retaliation against any attacks targeting its critical infrastructure, explicitly warning that Israeli assets will no longer be safe.

The severe warning was delivered by Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, following a massive overnight breakdown of a fragile regional ceasefire agreement.

The sharp outbreak of direct hostilities shatters the Islamabad memorandum of understanding signed on June 17, which had briefly formalized a truce.

  • 90 Strategic Sites Bombed: U.S. forces launched a comprehensive, heavy wave of overnight airstrikes across Iranian territory, asserting they targeted 90 distinct military installations.

  • Civilian Logistics Severed: Tehran vehemently accused Washington of deliberately hitting civilian lifelines, including vital rail links and highway bridges connecting the capital to Mashhad, timed precisely to disrupt the state funeral of late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

  • Rising Toll: Iranian authorities have officially confirmed at least 17 fatalities resulting from the initial U.S. bombardment.

The geopolitical crisis reached a dangerous flashpoint following confirmed military strikes near the southwestern coast of Bushehr, the site of Iran's sole civilian nuclear power plant.

Regional officials confirmed that while the nuclear reactor site itself escaped direct impact, incoming projectiles breached the outer security perimeter. The strikes leveled a military headquarters in nearby Choghadak and sparked intense fires across commercial fishing networks in Asaluyeh.

Frantic diplomatic and military coordination is underway, with U.S. President Donald Trump directly briefing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on naval operations in the Persian Gulf. Meanwhile, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz declared that Tel Aviv stands fully prepared to launch its own offensive campaign with overwhelming force if deterrence measures collapse.

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