US President Donald Trump said the United States would be known as the “Guardian of the Hormuz Strait” as tensions with Iran escalate.
The United States launched a third night of strikes on Iran as President Donald Trump planned to reimpose a blockade on Tuesday on Iranian ports and floated a 20 percent fee on cargo in the vital Strait of Hormuz.
Trump said a deal with the Islamic republic was still possible even as attacks were carried out, with Iran striking two ships in the strategic waterway and killing one crew member, according to the United Arab Emirates.
The US military said its five-hour mission hit targets across Iran including coastal Bushehr and Bandar Abbas to "degrade Iran's ability to attack commercial shipping".
After the strikes, Iran's Revolutionary Guards announced they had in turn fired missiles and drones on Bahrain, targeting a residential building for US forces and other facilities.
