U.S. strikes pounded Iran's southern coastline for five hours Monday night, clearing the way for the naval blockade resuming at 4 p.m. Tuesday. During its first run, CENTCOM says it redirected 140 ships and disabled nine that wouldn't comply.

Iran reports explosions in several cities including capital while US military says it also hit and disabled tanker in strait of Hormuz

The U.S. military’s official tally of deaths in the Iran war has risen to 14 service members, with the death of a Navy pilot in a helicopter crash in early July in the Arabian Sea. The number of wounded troops from the conflict also has grown to more than 400 as of Monday.

The U.S. military has carried out what it describes as a major milestone in

DONALD Trump has launched a fresh wave of strikes on Iran – with Tehran reportedly targeting a US Navy base in response. It comes after the US president backed down on yesterday’s

Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps threatened to keep the Strait of Hormuz shut and close “all other export corridors that benefit the US and its allies” — as the renewed American blockade intercepted two ships from Iran’s ports.

American strikes across southern Iran followed missile attacks on two tankers in Omani waters. The pattern points to a campaign against Tehran's coastal network that still threatens Hormuz shipping.

Iranian media links explosions in Bandar Abbas and coastal areas and islands to clashes in strategic waterway | Anadolu