US Strikes Iran Again Around Strait of Hormuz

What happened

The US military began a new round of strikes on Iranian targets on Tuesday. US Central Command said in a post on X that "Today at 12 p.m. ET, U.S. forces began striking Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets in Iran," according to CNN.

"The strikes follow recent attempted attacks by the IRGC against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and against American service members deployed to the region," the CENTCOM statement said.

The Washington Examiner reported the strikes began Tuesday evening local time in Iran. Reuters reported that the US was striking Iranian targets around the Strait of Hormuz, sourcing that line to Axios. CENTCOM's statement is so far the only account of the strikes themselves. There is no confirmed information on targets hit or casualties.

The New York Post described it as the second US strike on Iran in two days.

IBTimes reported Tuesday that two large tankers had been hit in the waterway "in the past hours." The Frank has not been able to reconcile the two counts; CENTCOM has not given a number.

Ahead of Tuesday's strikes, Axios reported — as summarized by IBTimes — that a plan for renewed strikes around the strait aimed at stopping Iran from rebuilding radar and missile capabilities had been approved by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and was still under consideration by President Donald Trump. The White House said "the President retains all options at his disposal. The Iranians want to make a deal, but they are always a day late and a dollar short."