US attacks Iran as IRGC claims strikes on US military sites in Gulf
US attacks Iran as IRGC claims strikes on US military sites in Gulf Oil prices rise as the US renews a blockade on Iranian ports and carries out a wave of...
Key points
- US attacks Iran as IRGC claims strikes on US military sites in Gulf Oil prices rise as the US renews a blockade on Iranian ports and carries out a wave of air strikes.
- The United States has launched another wave of attacks on Iran, striking what it said were military targets along the country’s southern coast and near the Strait of Hormuz, while Tehran claimed fresh attacks on US military facilities across the region as a fragile ceasefire comes under growing strain.
- US Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees the US military in the Middle East, said the seven-hour operation concluded at 10pm EDT on Tuesday (02:00 GMT Wednesday), with fighter aircraft, drones and naval vessels striking “dozens of military targets near the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian coastal areas”.
- Iran claims attacks on US bases Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had launched overnight attacks on US military assets in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan in response to the latest US strikes.
What happened
US attacks Iran as IRGC claims strikes on US military sites in Gulf Oil prices rise as the US renews a blockade on Iranian ports and carries out a wave of air strikes. The United States has launched another wave of attacks on Iran, striking what it said were military targets along the country’s southern coast and near the Strait of Hormuz, while Tehran claimed fresh attacks on US military facilities across the region as a fragile ceasefire comes under growing strain. US Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees the US military in the Middle East, said the seven-hour operation concluded at 10pm EDT on Tuesday (02:00 GMT Wednesday), with fighter aircraft, drones and naval vessels striking “dozens of military targets near the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian coastal areas”. Iran claims attacks on US bases Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had launched overnight attacks on US military assets in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan in response to the latest US strikes. Alongside the military strikes, the US said it had resumed its naval blockade of vessels travelling to or from Iranian ports and coastal areas, with the measure taking effect at 20:00 GMT on Tuesday. “They will...