Key facts
- The U.S. conducted further strikes on Iran targeting military surveillance infrastructure.
- U.S. Central Command stated the strikes were in response to continued Iranian aggression against commercial shipping.
- Iran claimed its earlier strikes targeted U.S. military positions and a tanker in retaliation for U.S. actions.
- Iran stated the U.S. violated commitments regarding the Strait of Hormuz and the UN Charter.
- Explosions were reported near the Strait of Hormuz following the U.S. strikes.
The United States conducted further strikes on Iran on Saturday, targeting military surveillance infrastructure in response to Iranian aggression against commercial shipping. U.S. Central Command stated the strikes were a direct response to an Iranian drone attack on the M/T Kiku following earlier U.S. strikes. Earlier, Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed to have targeted U.S. military positions and a tanker, asserting that the U.S. violated commitments regarding the Strait of Hormuz and the UN Charter. Iran had fired seven ballistic missiles and drones toward Kuwait and Bahrain, with U.S. forces intercepting six. The director of East Hormozgan ports stated that the port of Sirik sustained no damage. An advisor to Iran’s supreme leader warned that the U.S. had violated a war-ending Memorandum of Understanding and that any violation from Iran would be met with a swift response. Iranian media reported explosions near the Strait of Hormuz following the latest U.S. strikes.