CENTCOM says it sought 'to degrade' Iran's ability to attack ships traversing Persian Gulf; Iran attacks Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Oman in response, says strait 'is our territory' The post US carries out fresh wave of strikes on Iran,

he US military on Sunday said it had launched a new wave of attacks against Iran, after renewed fighting over the Strait of Hormuz saw several of Washington's Gulf allies targeted by incoming fire. The latest salvo by US forces began at 2100 GMT on Sunday,

A tanker traveling off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz has caught on fire after being struck by a projectile.

The US military launched a new barrage of strikes on Iran on Sunday evening to “continue degrading” Tehran’s ability to attack commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump directed the US Central Command forces to begin the fresh round of strikes around 5 p.

US-Iran news LIVE: US said on Sunday evening that it launched strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island, targetting missile and air defense systems.

New Delhi, July 12 -- The Middle East has seen fresh escalation as President Donald Trump ordered a third round of US military strikes on Iran, according to CENTCOM. Washington said the operation followed an alleged attack by Iran's IRGC on the Cyprus-flagged container ship M/V GFS Galaxy in the Strait of Hormuz,