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military action, US central command (Centcom) said strikes were “completed”, adding that the US remained ready to defend against “unjustified Iranian aggression.” - **Soon after, Iran launched retaliatory attacks against the US, according to the countries
Iranian waters, and speaking by radio with an IRGC naval commander who said any “hostile military vessels” are banned from entering and will be “targeted without hesitation”. In a social media post on Monday, US
military command alleged the US had targeted an Iranian oil tanker and another vessel approaching the Strait of Hormuz and carried out "aerial attacks" on several coastal areas. The US, meanwhile, said it responded
targeted US military assets and infrastructure in neighbouring Gulf countries, with the UAE taking the largest share of hits. Earlier this week, the UAE said Iranian missiles had been fired at the port
striking US facilities. In a statement on Tuesday he claimed the Middle East was no longer a "safe place" for American bases. While the White House has repeatedly claimed that Iran's military has been
military said it had retaliated against the US Navy vessels after US forces targeted an oil tanker in its territorial waters. Tehran also accused Washington of violating their ceasefire by carrying out air strikes
target lists that included Iranian energy and infrastructure facilities. Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi, spokesman for Iran’s Armed Forces, warned on May 17 that any repeat of US military action to “compensate for America
Iranian ports is failing to force Tehran into making painful concessions even though [Iran is suffering an escalating economic crisis](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/04/could-irans-escalating-economic-crisis-weaken-negotiating-position-with-us). Trump did not say what targets the US had planned to strike
military issued a new order for residents to leave the southern city, including its Christian quarter for the first time. Israel and Iran paused hostilities on Monday, after an Israeli strike on Beirut targeting
military [to resume bombing the southern Dahiya area of Beirut](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/01/european-leaders-condemn-israel-incursion-into-lebanon) to target Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militia which has launched drone strikes into Israel. The Israel Defense Forces told Lebanese civilians
Iranian ports and refused to comply with its directions. Three Indian sailors were killed on Wednesday after a strike by the US. The Indian government condemned the attack, saying the "targeting of commercial shipping
military resilience in the face of weeks of US-Israeli strikes through its use of [asymmetric warfare](/news/2026/3/12/can-irans-asymmetric-warfare-hold-us-israeli-military-power-at-bay). This includes the use of guerrilla tactics, cyberattacks, arming and supporting proxy armed groups and other indirect
US bases and assets in the region had become “legitimate targets” after the Israeli strike. “They are neither committed to a ceasefire nor believe in dialogue, and through the naval blockade and violation of agreements
military would continue to strike Hezbollah targets “wherever necessary”. The Israeli prime minister said his forces had killed the secretary of Hezbollah’s leader, Naim Qassem. Trump himself backed Netanyahu’s version, telling the public
military strikes against targets inside Iran, Trump said that it was "a possibility". "If they misbehave. If they do something bad," he said. "But right now we'll see." Trump appeared disinclined to withdraw from
striking nearby US targets](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgpyg9peq9o) - including Guantanamo Bay, Key West in Florida, and naval vessels. It also quoted a US official who said the intelligence - which it characterised as a potential pretext
military strikes against targets inside Iran could be renewed, Trump said it was "a possibility". "If they misbehave. If they do something bad," he said. "But right now we'll see." The US president appeared
military said it fired warning shots at a US warship. Washington earlier denied a claim in Iranian state media that Iranian missiles had hit a US ship. Later on Monday Donald Trump said the US
targets” in Iran on President Donald Trump’s orders, in an escalation that prompted Tehran to declare the Strait of Hormuz closed to “all types of vessels”. The US military said the strikes late
military infrastructure within civilian areas in the region. On 2 March the Iranian-backed armed group Hezbollah launched rockets and drones into Israel in retaliation for the killing of Iran's supreme leader