Day 136 | Iran says projectiles target Qeshm Island as Strait of Hormuz tensions escalate
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- Iran says 10 to 11 "enemy projectiles" targeted Qeshm Island, while explosions have also been reported in the port city of Bandar Abbas.
- The developments come after US Central Command (CENTCOM) said American forces are "positioned and prepared" to ensure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz despite what it described as Iranian aggression.
- Iranian officials claim attacks involving missiles and suicide drones have targeted Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman, fuelling fears of a return to full-scale war in the Middle East.
- Iran's Revolutionary Guard says the Strait of Hormuz is "closed until further notice" and claims it fired at a vessel attempting to transit via what it called an unauthorised route.
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One killed, four injured in US strike on Mahshahr, Iran
US strikes killed one person and wounded four in southwestern Iran, state media reported on Monday.
"Following the attack of the American enemy on Monday morning... one person was martyred and four others were injured," official news agency IRNA reported, citing Khuzestan province's deputy governor for security and law enforcement, Valiollah Hayati.
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Iran says latest US strikes have 'rendered futile' recent diplomatic efforts
Iran has condemned the latest wave of US attacks on its territory, saying they had "rendered futile" all the diplomatic efforts of the last few months.
"The US regime has also caused the return of insecurity in the Strait of Hormuz and disruption of international commercial shipping by openly interfering in the process of Iran implementing the necessary arrangements in the Strait of Hormuz," a foreign ministry statement said.
US military says began new wave of strikes in Iran
The US military announced a fresh wave of strikes against Iran on Sunday, saying it aimed to "continue degrading" Tehran's ability to attack commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
The latest salvo began at 2100 GMT on Sunday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on X, adding that President Donald Trump "has directed the strikes to hold Iranian forces accountable."
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