US strikes Iran after Hormuz attacks, Tehran threatens response
U.S. forces launched strikes on Iran on July 7 after three commercial vessels were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. military said, sharply escalating a confrontation that has already shaken efforts to end the Middle East war.
U.S. Central Command said the "powerful" strikes were in response to Iranian attacks on ships transiting the vital waterway and would "impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping."
Iranian state media reported numerous explosions around the strait, including six on the island of Qeshm, seven in the city of Sirik and more in the major port city of Bandar Abbas.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said on Wednesday they had hit dozens of U.S. military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait in response to American strikes, in a statement carried by state broadcaster IRIB.
