Sanaa: Seven Iranian army personnel were killed and 13 others wounded in what the military described as the first direct US attack on the Iranian army since the current conflict began, following a missile strike on a barracks in southeastern Iran early Wednesday. According to Anadolu Agency, the state broadcaster IRIB reported that the US military fired 13 missiles at a residential area and accommodation facility at a barracks of the Iranian army's ground forces in the city of Bampur, located in Sistan and Baluchestan province.

The Iranian army stated that seven members of the 388th Brigade were killed, and 13 others were injured in the attack. Several others are receiving medical treatment. The military condemned the strike and vowed a 'decisive response' to what it described as 'US aggression.'

Previous rounds of Israeli strikes that began on June 13, and the joint US-Israeli attacks on February 28, did not directly target Iranian army or Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps facilities. Government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani reported that more than 30 civilians have been killed in recent attacks on southern Iran due to the recent US actions.

Earlier Tuesday, US President Donald Trump announced that strikes on Iran would continue and intensify in the coming days. He warned that the US would begin targeting the country's power plants and bridges next week unless Tehran returned to the negotiating table. Tensions between the US and Iran have escalated in recent days over the Strait of Hormuz, with both sides exchanging attacks despite a Pakistan-mediated memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the conflict and reaching a lasting peace agreement.