he US military launched new strikes against Iran early on Wednesday, in response to attacks on three merchant ships in the Strait of Hormuz, in the latest escalation that threatens the interim deal aimed at ending the fighting between the two countries.

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…

The United States launched extensive strikes on Iran over attacks on ships in the vital Strait of Hormuz, triggering a wave of reprisals Wednesday that Iran's Guards said targeted…

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

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 U.S. military launched a series of strikes against Iranian targets early Wednesday after three merchant ships were struck in the waters off Oman.

According to the US military, the strikes were carried out in response to attacks by the Islamic Republic on three vessels in the Strait of Hormuz

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…

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…

U.S. strikes Iran after Hormuz attacks; Tehran threatens retaliation, escalating tensions over maritime security and energy supplies.