US Launches Third Night of Strikes on Iran; IRGC Targets US Assets in Bahrain and Jordan as Trump Reinstates Hormuz Blockade

The exact number of strikes and specific targets varied between sources, with some reporting the number of strikes and others focusing on the locations targeted.

The exact number of casualties and the specific vessels targeted in the Strait of Hormuz varied between sources.

The exact number of US service members deployed in the Middle East varied between sources.

US hits targets in port cities of Bushehr and Bandar Abbas while Iran attacks two tankers in strait of Hormuz Middle East crisis live – latest updates The US launched strikes on Iran for a third day and Iran retaliated with strikes on US allies and tankers, hours after Donald Trump said the US would take control of the strait of Hormuz and charge a toll to ships for safe passage. The US military said its five-hour operation early on Tuesday hit targets across Iran, including the port cities of Bushehr and Bandar Abbas. It shared videos of strikes that it said were meant to “degrade Iran’s ability to attack commercial shipping”. Continue reading...

The U.S. military announced it will begin its blockade of Iranian ships over the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, as Iran vowed to assert its own control over the critical international waterway.

US President Donald Trump says he is reinstating a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and will charge ships for safe passage. The announcement comes after the two countries exchanged more fire following an Iranian attack on a ship in the waterway on Sunday. The UN's shipping agency says they have consistently opposed any nation charging a fee for passage through straits used ​for international navigation. Details by Morgan Ayre.

President Trump said a deal with the Islamic Republic was still possible even as attacks were carried out, with Iran striking two ships in the strategic waterway and killing one crew member

The United States launched another wave of strikes on Iran for the third consecutive day early on Tuesday after President Donald Trump announced the reimposition of a blockade on Iranian ports and floated a 20 per cent fee on cargo in the vital Strait of Hormuz. Trump said a deal with Iran was still possible even as attacks were carried out, with Tehran striking two ships in the Strait of Hormuz and killing one crew member, according to the United Arab Emirates. Meanwhile, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said two “offending supertankers” were hit and disabled in the Strait of Hormuz. It said the tankers ignored warnings, turned off navigation systems and tried to pass through a “mined route”. The statement did not name the vessels or say whether it was referring to the same tankers cited by the UAE’s Ministry of Defence. The Guards said the US was “inciting vessels to use an illegal route” and warned that cooperation with the “aggressor enemy” would result in damage, delays in reopening the strait and a global energy crisis. Fresh strikes The US military said its latest five-hour mission hit targets across Iran, including in coastal Bushehr and Bandar Abbas, to “degrade Iran’s ability to attack commercial shipping”. “Centcom forces employed precision munitions against Iranian coastal defence systems, missile and drone sites, and maritime capabilities,” it said. More than 50,000 US service members are currently deployed across the Middle East, the statement said. After the strikes, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps announced it had in turn fired missiles and drones on Bahrain, targeting a residential building for US forces and other facilities. It said it targeted weapons warehouses, a satellite communications centre and a US forces’ housing building at Bahrain’s Juffair base. The IRGC also claimed that its missile and drone attacks destroyed the air control radar of the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Bahrain. It said its naval and aerospace forces hit a Patriot radar and an early warning C-RAM radar system in Bahrain. The IRGC added that fuel storage tanks and the control center for unmanned boats were also destroyed. There was no immediate reaction from the United States or Bahrain to the Iranian statement. Meanwhile, Jordanian state media reported that the country had intercepted and downed four missiles that entered Jordanian airspace from Iranian territory. Later, the IRGC said in a statement published by Iran’s Fars news agency that an air base in Jordan that hosted US forces was targeted by ballistic missiles. The statement further called on the Jordanian people to dismantle American bases in their country. “You know very well that not only do we not have any enmity with your country, but we also love you, the noble people, who understand the pain and oppression of the Palestinian people more than any other nation,” the statement said. Iran insists it only targets US interests in the Gulf, but its military command spokesman said that any collaboration by Gulf countries with the United States would be considered “an act of war.” Hormuz blockade Trump’s declaration on the Hormuz blockade followed US and Iranian attacks of a scale unseen since an April ceasefire in the Middle East conflict, adding to doubts about efforts to bring a permanent end to the war. Tehran started blocking the strait after the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran in late February, setting off a war that had been paused under a fragile ceasefire arrangement until recently. Tehran’s blockade of Hormuz prompted Washington’s blockade of Tehran’s ports — but restrictions had eased after the US and Iran agreed on a preliminary deal in June. Trump said on Monday that the United States was “taking over” the strait and would slap a levy of 20pc on all cargo shipped through it, in an announcement that drew mockery from Iran and accusations of “piracy”. Trump declared on Truth Social that the United States would be “known as ‘THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT’” and levy a 20pc fee on all cargo shipped through the waterway. While Iran’s ports would again be blockaded, Trump said, “all other countries will have fair and open use of the strait”. US Central Command (Centcom) said Iran’s ports on the waterway would be blockaded from 2000 GMT on Tuesday. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi responded mockingly on X that Trump was “absolutely right” that whoever guaranteed safe passage should be compensated — but that Tehran would charge less. “Twenty per cent is of course too much,” he said. Washington has vehemently opposed Tehran’s desire to charge tolls in the strait, which international law generally forbids. Resumed hostilities Trump formally notified Congress last week that the United States had resumed military conflict against Iran, the White House confirmed to AFP, giving the Pentagon an additional 60 days to operate in the region without congressional approval. In addition to the moves in Hormuz, the US president also threatened to destroy Pickaxe Mountain, a deeply buried nuclear site near Natanz where Western intelligence suspects Iran is building an undeclared enrichment facility. “Tell the Iranians to be ready. Let them know we’re coming [and] there’s not a damn thing they can do about it,” he told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. ‘In crisis’ Despite all signs to the contrary, Trump said on Monday that a deal with Tehran to end the war was still possible. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said earlier that the June memorandum of understanding that formed the basis for the negotiations and lifted the US blockade was “in crisis”. Baqaei said Iran would ignore its obligations under the interim deal if Washington did the same, but added that Tehran was continuing talks with mediators from Qatar, Pakistan and Oman to prevent further escalation. Bader Al-Saif, an associate fellow at Chatham House, said the escalating attacks would merely delay a permanent agreement. “Both sides want to end the impasse on their own terms, and they are increasingly finding it difficult to do so. Hence, the return to and increase in the scale of attacks,” he said.

According to the statement, the US military "struck military targets across Iran including Bushehr, Chah Bahar, Jask, Konarak, Abu Musa, and Bandar Abbas"

The US has carried out a third consecutive night of strikes on Iran. Donald Trump says Washington is reinstating a naval blockade and warns Tehran will be “hit hard” as tensions continue to escalate. DW has more.

According to the statement, the third night of the strikes is being carried out "at the Commander in Chief’s direction"

The US military said it had launched a fresh wave of air strikes on targets inside Iran to help secure the Strait of Hormuz just hours after President Donald Trump said he was reinstating a blockade of the key waterway.

United States forces conducted strikes on Iranian military assets for a third night. These actions aim to degrade Iran's ability to attack commercial shipping. President Trump announced plans to reinstate a blockade on Iranian shipping. The Strait of Hormuz has become a focal point of US-Iran confrontation. A maritime blockade of Iranian ports will take effect Tuesday.

American president says ships will be charged for safe passage through strait in apparent policy reversal Middle East crisis live – latest updates The US has launched its third consecutive night of strikes on Iran hours after president Donald Trump said Washington would reinstate a maritime blockade on the country and, in an apparently policy reversal, charge ships for safe passage. “These strikes will continue imposing a heavy cost on Iranian forces and degrade their ability to attack innocent civilians and commercial shipping in the strait of Hormuz,” the US military’s Central Command said. Continue reading...

After several days of attacks, Tehran and Washington have effectively reverted to the state of open conflict that existed before the United States and Iran agreed to a cease-fire in June.

The United States will restart enforcing a maritime blockade on Iran from Tuesday. This action targets all vessels entering or leaving Iranian ports and coastal areas. American forces will enforce the blockade against vessels transiting to or from Iranian ports. Commercial mariners have been advised to monitor official navigation notices and contact naval forces. The renewed blockade follows days of military escalation around the Strait of Hormuz.

US forces will enforce the blockade against vessels transiting to or from Iranian ports and coastal areas

The US president also says Washington will charge a 20% toll on all cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz.

President Donald Trump says the US will restart its naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, targeting Iranian ships and those doing business with Iran. Follow DW for the latest.

"All other countries will have fair and open use of the Strait," the US leader said