This screen grab taken from video footage shared by the U.S. Military Central Command on social media platform X and made available via AFPTV, July 9, shows a fresh round of strikes against Iran. Iran's foreign ministry denounced U.S. strikes against the country, which it said targeted civilian infrastructure including railway bridges, as a "gross war crime." AFP-Yonhap
WASHINGTON/DUBAI — The U.S. military said it launched another round of strikes on Iran after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps struck a container ship traveling through the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday.
A series of attacks between the U.S. and Iran over the past several days led President Donald Trump to declare the end of a ceasefire meant to halt the fighting that the U.S. and Israel began on February 28, though Trump has left the door open to continued negotiations.
Iran said it closed the vital Strait of Hormuz after firing a warning shot that struck a vessel traveling on an unapproved route. It warned that any retaliation over the incident would be met with a "severe response."
U.S. Central Command identified the vessel as the M/V GFS Galaxy, a Cyprus-flagged container ship, saying it suffered significant engine-room damage and that a civilian crew member was missing.
