US and Iran trade strikes as ceasefire comes under growing strain
US and Iran trade strikes as ceasefire comes under growing strain Iran’s IRGC says it attacked sites linked to the US military in Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman...
Key points
- US and Iran trade strikes as ceasefire comes under growing strain Iran’s IRGC says it attacked sites linked to the US military in Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman after latest US bombardment.
- The United States has conducted a new wave of strikes against Iran, prompting retaliatory attacks by Iranian forces across the Gulf region in another escalation that further undermined an already fragile truce.
- In the early hours of Monday, the US Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees US forces in the Middle East, said the US hit dozens of targets at several locations across Iran.
- It said the operation was intended to degrade “Iran’s ability to continue attacking international shipping flowing through the Strait of Hormuz”.
What happened
US and Iran trade strikes as ceasefire comes under growing strain Iran’s IRGC says it attacked sites linked to the US military in Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman after latest US bombardment. The United States has conducted a new wave of strikes against Iran, prompting retaliatory attacks by Iranian forces across the Gulf region in another escalation that further undermined an already fragile truce. In the early hours of Monday, the US Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees US forces in the Middle East, said the US hit dozens of targets at several locations across Iran. It said the operation was intended to degrade “Iran’s ability to continue attacking international shipping flowing through the Strait of Hormuz”. Monday’s attacks followed a separate round of US strikes on Saturday, when the US said it hit about 140 targets across Iran in retaliation for IRGC attacks on commercial shipping and Tehran’s announcement that the Strait of Hormuz had been closed. The agreement established a framework aimed at ending the war which began on February 28 with US-Israeli strikes on Iran, and opening negotiations on more contentious issues, including Iran’s nuclear programme.