US Continues Airstrikes on Iran for Seventh Night

The US military has confirmed that it has continued airstrikes on Iran for the seventh consecutive night, following President Donald Trump’s announcement that the temporary ceasefire agreement had ended.

According to a statement from the US Central Command (CENTCOM), the airstrikes were carried out with the aim of further weakening Iran’s military capabilities, as directed by the President.

Iran Claims Tanker Explosions

Meanwhile, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed that two oil tankers had exploded and caught fire while passing through the ‘Strait of Hormuz’, a waterway lined with explosives.

However, CENTCOM dismissed the claim as ‘completely false’, similar to most IRGC claims.

Iranian media reported that explosions were heard in the central city of Yazd, Keshm Island, and the port city of Bandar Abbas, near Hormuz.

The Iranian government news agency, Fars, also reported that two oil tankers had exploded and caught fire while passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

However, CENTCOM later clarified on social media that the claim was untrue.

Hormuz Strait Traffic Disrupted

The ongoing retaliatory attacks between the US and Iran have almost halted shipping traffic in the Hormuz Strait, a vital oil route.

Normally, about 20% of the world’s crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) pass through this waterway.

Last Friday, Iranian armed forces claimed to have attacked US military bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, and Syria for the first time.

However, the US has denied these claims.

Earlier, Kuwaiti officials reported that Iranian drone attacks had injured some of their soldiers and damaged an electricity plant and a desalination plant.

Other media outlets reported that several US soldiers were injured in Iranian attacks on two US military bases in Jordan over the past week.

The US has denied allegations that it attacked Iran’s civilian infrastructure, including major bridges, railway stations, and airports.

However, officials in the affected Hormuz province reported that seven people were killed in the US airstrikes.