The strikes came after US President Donald Trump said the US would "hit them hard again tonight."
A group of people stands in shallow water as a cargo ship appears anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Tuesday, Jun 30, 2026. (Photo: AP/Amirhosein Khorgooi)
09 Jul 2026 05:17AM
(Updated: 09 Jul 2026 05:51AM)
DUBAI: The US military said on Wednesday (Jul 8) that it was launching fresh strikes on Iran aimed at keeping the critical Strait of Hormuz open to traffic, hours after US President Donald Trump declared that an interim agreement to end the war with Iran was 'over'.The latest round of attacks, which the United States said was launched in response to Tuesday's assault on three cargo ships transiting the strait, rattled several cities along Iran's southern coast and left some areas without power."US Central Command forces have started conducting additional strikes against Iran to further degrade their ability to threaten freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz," CENTCOM, the US military's Middle East command, wrote on X."The United States is holding Iran accountable for recent unjustified aggression against commercial shipping and civilian crews freely navigating a vital international waterway."
