Chinese stocks closed higher on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.34 percent to 3,888.6 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.85 percent higher at 12,984.08 points.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, gained 0.7 percent to close at 3,052.59 points Friday.
The ChiNext Index, together with the Shenzhen Component Index and other indices, reflects the performance of stocks listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
Chinese shares close higher Friday
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced Wednesday it had launched the 89th wave of Operation True Promise 4, carrying out strikes against U.S. and Israeli targets in the region.
The IRGC said in a statement that Iran and various resistance fronts, through coordinated operations, used heavy missiles, attack drones, and rockets to strike U.S. military bases and Israeli targets.
The statement said the operation targeted Israeli military facilities and assembly points in Eilat, Tel Aviv, Bnei Brak, and other locations, and claimed that, according to local sources, it had caused significant Israeli casualties.
The IRGC also stated that it had hit a location in Bahrain housing 80 U.S. troops, and Iranian ballistic missiles struck a U.S. helicopter formation at a base in Kuwait, destroying one helicopter and damaging others.
Iran launches new round of attacks on US, Israeli targets
