US Launches Strikes in Iran Amid Escalating Tensions
Military action targets Strait of Hormuz areas following alleged IRGC attacks on shipping and US personnel.
Carla Rooney
Donald Trump launched U.S. military strikes in Iran targeting areas along the Strait of Hormuz.
The assault occurred Sunday, while the United Arab Emirates separately reported intercepting an Iranian drone over its waters.
Alarm sirens blared across Jordan's Mafraq and Aqaba governorates.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed the administration's intent to impose new economic sanctions on Iran within the next two weeks.
US embassies throughout the Middle East issued urgent security warnings to American citizens in the region.
Iran delivered a stark message to the US, stating 'severe punishment awaits the aggressors'; Sardar Mohebi asserted America would regret its new attacks.
Severe punishment awaits the aggressors.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian declared Tehran would reciprocate if Washington honored commitments under a June memorandum of understanding.
Pezeshkian made these remarks in Bishkek during a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
President Trump indicated additional military strikes against Iran might be necessary, depending on future developments; he told reporters Monday that the recent actions did not signal a return to full-scale war.
President Trump indicated that The recent actions did not signal a return to full-scale war.
A senior Iranian source characterized the recent Iranian strikes as a “limited and contained confrontation.”