Explosions have rocked the Iranian port cities of Bandar Abbas, Konarak and Chabahar on July 14, turning some of the world’s most strategic coastal hubs into active flashpoints. Reports indicate the United States launched strikes after Iran hit a ship in the Strait of Hormuz and fired projectiles at U.S. warships, escalating a tense maritime standoff into direct confrontation. These dramatic developments came just hours after Tehran issued a stern warning over the Strait of Hormuz, vowing to respond to what it sees as American interference in its maritime backyard.

Iran said it closed the Strait of Hormuz after a vessel travelled on an unapproved route and was struck.

By Steve Holland, Parisa Hafezi and Phil StewartWASHINGTON/DUBAI, July 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said it launched another round of strikes on Iran after the Islamic…

By Steve Holland, Parisa Hafezi, Phil Stewart and Yomna EhabWASHINGTON/DUBAI, July 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. military launched strikes on Iran after it struck a container ship on…

US attacks come after Iran said it fired warning shot that struck a vessel travelling on an unapproved route through Hormuz.

The United States struck about 140 targets in Iran after an Iranian attack set a container ship ablaze in the Strait of Hormuz.

The United States attacked Iran early on July 12 morning over an Iranian strike on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz that set the container ship ablaze and forced its crew to…

U.S. strikes Iran in response to maritime attacks, escalating tensions in the Gulf and jeopardizing ongoing peace negotiations.

Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency cited the governor of Qeshm island near the strait as saying projectiles had been fired at military targets, with no casualties.

The flare-up is the latest to undermine an interim agreement between Washington and Tehran aimed at ending their war.

The latest exchange of fire, sparked by an Iranian attack on a container ship, had already cast further doubt on the peace deal reached last month.

Explosions have rocked the Iranian port cities of Bandar Abbas, Konarak and Chabahar on July 14, turning some of the world’s most strategic coastal hubs into active flashpoints.…

Four points in the port city hosting Iran's only nuclear power plant were hit by US projectiles on Tuesday, as Iran's parliament formally submitted a bill asserting Tehran's…