The US launched a new wave of military strikes early on July 12 against Iran after Tehran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed and Iranian forces struck a Cyprus-flagged commercial ship, sharply escalating tensions in one of the world's most strategically important waterways.

The United States carried out a fresh round of airstrikes across Iran early Thursday, hitting about 90 military targets, including air defence systems, missile sites and naval…

Iran announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz "until further notice and until the end of American interventions in this region".