According to instructions from the Commander-in-Chief, US forces have conducted increased air strikes on Iran to reduce the possibility of threatening freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz," the Central Command (CENTCOM), the agency in charge of US military operations in the Middle East, announced on X on July 8.
According to AFP, CENTCOM did not specify the targets, but blamed Iran for the attacks on commercial ships while passing through Hormuz.
This is a response to Iran's attack on ships yesterday. If that happens again, the consequences will be much more serious," President Trump wrote on the social network Truth Social.
According to Iranian media, many explosions have occurred in locations along the southern coast of the country, shaking the port cities of Bandar Abbas, Konarak and Chabahar. Part of Chabahar city was power ousted and fighter jet sounds rang out near Kish Island.
The new raid took place shortly after Mr. Trump announced that the ceasefire between the US and Iran ended on July 8.
Iran believes that the key parts of the memorandum of understanding that the two sides signed in mid-June have been invalidated after Mr. Trump's statement, warning the US of "dangerous consequences" from this. Iran called on neighboring countries in the Persian Gulf to "fulfill international legal obligations, avoiding territories and facilities being used to launch attacks against Iran".
Tehran declared that it would not hesitate to protect territorial integrity, sovereignty and national security, ready to respond to the origin of the act of aggression. Mr. Mohsen Rezaee, military advisor to the Iranian Supreme Leader, warned that "enemies will pay a heavy price" for attacking the country.
The US military on the night of July 7 also raided more than 80 targets in and near the Strait of Hormuz in response to "Iran targeting commercial ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz". Iranian media recorded many explosions occurring on the southern coast of the country in the early morning of July 8.
The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard has launched missiles and drones at US military targets in Kuwait and Bahrain in response, threatening to expand the scope of attacks if Washington "continues to provoke".
