2 hours ago The US has launched a caller circular of strikes connected Iran aft President Donald Trump signalled he'd "hit them hard again tonight" pursuing an overnight speech of attacks connected Tuesday.
Explosions person been reported by Iranian authorities media successful parts of the country's south, including Sirik and Bandar Abbas - larboard cities connected the Strait of Hormuz.
US Central Command (Centcom) said the strikes were carried retired to "further degrade Tehran's quality to endanger state of navigation" successful the captious waterway.
Iran has not yet commented, but elder officials earlier warned immoderate onslaught from the US would beryllium met with an "immediate response".
Centcom added: "The United States is holding Iran accountable for caller unjustified aggression against commercialized shipping and civilian crews freely navigating a captious planetary waterway."
On Tuesday, the US subject said it had launched "powerful" strikes successful effect to attacks connected 3 tankers successful the strait.
Tuesday into Wednesday saw the worst speech of strikes betwixt the US and Iran since the woody - known arsenic a memorandum of knowing (MoU) - was signed connected 17 June.
Trump said connected Wednesday that the ceasefire statement signed past period with Iran is "over", and added the US "hit them precise hard past night" and volition "probably deed them hard again tonight".
In response, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said successful a station connected X: "We bash not reply vulgarity with vulgarity, but with action: fearlessly and with large valour."
The woody betwixt the US and Iran included 14 points, among them a 60-day play for a ceasefire during which negotiations should continue, the harmless transition of vessels done the Strait of Hormuz and the US lifting sanctions connected Iran.
The 60-day-period for negotiations is not yet up, but Trump has said helium saw further talks arsenic "a discarded of time".
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