US launches fresh strikes as Iran closes Strait of Hormuz
US launches fresh strikes as Iran closes Strait of HormuzImage source, ReutersByRobert Greenall and Tabby WilsonPublished11 July 2026Updated 30 minutes agoThe US said it launched a fresh wave of strikes on Iran after Tehran struck a ship passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it closed the waterway until further notice, and the "offending" vessel was attacked after it turned off its systems and diverted from the approved route, according to state media. US Central Command (Centcom) says it carried out the "third round of strikes this week" after the IRGC forces "blatantly attacked" a Cyprus-flagged vessel.It comes after incidents earlier this week in which three commercial tankers were attacked, prompting an exchange of strikes with the US.
- ▪US launches fresh strikes as Iran closes Strait of HormuzImage source, ReutersByRobert Greenall and Tabby WilsonPublished11 July 2026Updated 30 minutes agoThe US said it launched a fresh wave of strikes on Iran after Tehran struck a ship pa
- ▪Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it closed the waterway until further notice, and the "offending" vessel was attacked after it turned off its systems and diverted from the approved route, according to state media.
- ▪US Central Command (Centcom) says it carried out the "third round of strikes this week" after the IRGC forces "blatantly attacked" a Cyprus-flagged vessel.It comes after incidents earlier this week in which three commercial tankers were att
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US launches fresh strikes as Iran closes Strait of HormuzImage source, ReutersByRobert Greenall and Tabby WilsonPublished11 July 2026Updated 30 minutes agoThe US said it launched a fresh wave of strikes on Iran after Tehran struck a ship passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it closed the waterway until further notice, and the "offending" vessel was attacked after it turned off its systems and diverted from the approved route, according to state media.
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