The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) says it has carried out the latest wave of attacks at President Donald Trump’s direction with Iranian state media reporting explosions in Bandar Abbas and on Kish island.
The US military says the reinstatement of a blockade of Iranian ports and coastal areas that was declared by President Donald Trump will begin at 20:00 GMT on July 14.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran will remain the “guardian” of the Strait of Hormuz “forever”.
Saudi-led coalition in Yemen says air defences have dealt with ballistic missiles launched by the Houthis after Yemen’s internationally recognised government says it struck the runway at Sanaa airport.
Iran claims attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Jordan saying it hit US military sites in retaliation for Washington’s renewed bombardment of its southern coast.
