Explosions in Iran's Sirik, Bandar Abbas and Qeshm as US launches attacks after revoking waivers on Iranian oil exports.

Two tankers struck by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, says United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre

US forces launched strikes on Iran on Tuesday after three commercial vessels were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, the US military said, sharply escalating a confrontation that…

US forces launched strikes on Iran on Tuesday after three commercial vessels were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, the US military said, sharply escalating a confrontation that…

US Central Command said it launched the strikes ‘to impose heavy costs’ for attacking commercial shipping … in an international waterway’.

The US Central Command confirmed strikes had been launched against Iran in retaliation for attacks on three tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

US strikes in Iran come a day after Qatari, Saudi tankers hit in attacks in Strait of Hormuz.

Latest assaults in key global shipping lane were the most in a single day since late April, says UN agency

The US strikes targeted Iranian air-defence systems, coastal-surveillance systems, surface-to-air missiles, anti-ship cruise missiles and drone-launch sites, a US official said.

The strikes were in response to what it said were Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels that were transiting the waterway, US Central Command said.

US Central command announced the new strikes as an uneasy ceasefire continued to deteriorate between the two nations.

US Central Command said the strikes were carried out “to impose heavy costs” for attacks on commercial shipping.

US Central Command said the strikes were carried out “to impose heavy costs” for attacks on commercial shipping.

The US military has launched a series of strikes against Iranian targets after three merchant ships were struck in the waters off Oman

US Central Command said the strikes were carried out “to impose heavy costs” for attacks on commercial shipping.

The military operations came hours after three tankers were reportedly struck by projectiles on Tuesday in the Strait of Hormuz

The United States launched new strikes on Iran early Wednesday after three merchant ships were hit in the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions and threatening a fragile ceasefire…

The United States launched a series of strikes against Iranian targets early Wednesday after three merchant ships were struck in waters off Oman.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: The US military launched new strikes against Iran early Wednesday, hours after three merchant ships were struck in the Strait of Hormuz, in the latest…

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The US military unleashed a new wave of strikes against Iran and revoked a license allowing the country to sell oil after three tankers were hit in the Strait of Hormuz, putting…