The United States carries out additional air strikes on Iran while efforts to end the long-running conflict continue to stall, according to reporting from both outlets. The US says its forces begin “additional self-defense strikes” early Thursday (about 5:15 pm Washington time, per one report) against multiple targets in Iran. The US Central Command characterises the action as a response to what it describes as Tehran’s “unwarranted and continued aggression.”
In response, Iranian authorities warn of wider maritime consequences. Iran’s navy says that “any vessel traffic” through the Strait of Hormuz will be targeted, according to Channel NewsAsia, while other reporting attributes the warning to Tehran’s position that it has effectively closed the strait. Iranian media report explosions across areas in Iran’s south near the Strait of Hormuz, where US forces have conducted prior bombardments.
Both accounts frame the latest developments as part of an ongoing cycle of military actions between Washington and Tehran, with the maritime threat stemming from the renewed strikes.
