Live updates: Iran war news; Continued US strikes risk ‘full-scale’ retaliatory attacks, Iran warns

The United States military completed its latest wave of strikes against Iran on Friday, according to Central Command, marking the seventh consecutive night of its renewed bombing campaign.

This comes after the US launched more airstrikes against Iran, intending to “continue degrading Iranian military capabilities,” according to the US military. Tehran also launched another wave in its widening series of attacks on US allies in the region.

Here’s what to know about the US strikes and the impact:

• A pattern: US strikes on Iranian bridges, railway junctures and power lines connecting key coastal cities could suggest a wider pattern by Washington to advance options for seizing control of the Strait of Hormuz, an analyst told CNN.

• Iran’s response: Mohsen Rezaei, a top IRGC official and military adviser to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, warned of a “full-scale offensive” if the US persisted with military strikes against Iran. Tehran, so far, has been striking US allies in the region, which several Arab nations have fiercely criticized.

• Impact on people: The cities currently under attack are among Iran’s poorest and most ethnically diverse, home to large populations of minority communities distinct from Persian-majority centers like Tehran. Despite being home to much of Iran’s energy industry and commercial ports, these provinces have historically suffered from underinvestment, high unemployment and weaker infrastructure.

• Caught in the crosshairs: An Indian seafarer who went missing after an Iranian attack on his ship Sunday has been confirmed dead, the Forward Seamen Union of India said in a statement. This week, India ordered ship owners and operators not to deploy Indian seafarers on vessels traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, amid renewed hostilities.

India is the world’s third-largest supplier of seafarers, with more than 300,000 sailors working across global shipping fleets, according to the government.

CNN’s Mostafa Salem, Tim Lister, Leila Gharagozlou, Aida Karimi, Magdalena Sofia Vitores Moreno, Eyad Kourdi, Fadel Allassan, Davis Winkie, Dalia Abdelwahab and Sana Noor Haq contributed to the report.