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US Reports ‘Wave of Strikes’ on Iran as War Returns
US strikes hit Iranian ports and military sites as fighting resumes over control of the Strait of Hormuz, officials said.
On Wednesday, The United States launched a wave of strikes against Iran following the reimposition of a naval blockade, marking a return to hostilities between the two nations.
Tensions intensified over the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway for global energy flows, with the renewed blockade dismantling the interim Islamabad memorandum peace deal signed last month.
Since last week, renewed US attacks have killed at least 30 people in Iran, government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said, while the military announced seven personnel died in Wednesday's strikes.
President Donald Trump announced he is scrapping the planned 20% United States Reimbursement Fee on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, replacing it with trade deals involving Gulf States.
Unless Tehran returns to the negotiating table, Trump threatened to widen strikes next week to target power plants and bridges, potentially escalating the maritime conflict further.
Still no sign of accalmy between Iran and the United States after a week of strikes, which continued on Wednesday, the two parties reducing the agreement protocol to pieces again.
The US Army announced on Wednesday in a statement that it had carried out a "ninety-minute wave" of bombings against military targets on the Iranian island of Grande Tunb.