The United States and Iran exchange repeated attacks across the region, escalating tensions around maritime and energy routes in and around the Strait of Hormuz. Multiple reports say the US conducts overnight strikes on Iranian targets, including “dozens of military targets” near the strait and along coastal areas, with US Central Command describing precision munitions aimed at air-defence systems, small boats, coastal radar sites and missile and drone capabilities. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) responds with strikes on US-linked positions and regional infrastructure, including claims of an attack on a US special operations command centre at al-Tanf in Syria and targeting sites and forces in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan.
Several accounts refer to alleged casualties from US attacks, including reported deaths and injuries among civilians and the temporary evacuation of an Iranian hospital for vulnerable patients. Iran’s state media also reports air-defence intercepts, including an MQ-9A Reaper drone shot down in Khuzestan.
Diplomatic and political signals run alongside the violence. The White House says President Trump is “open to diplomacy” and that US officials are still talking with Iran, while Trump also links any de-escalation to renewed negotiations. In parallel, US and Iranian officials issue competing warnings about maintaining control and access to the Strait of Hormuz and the impact on global energy flows.
