US attacks Iran as IRGC claims strikes on US military sites in Gulf

The United States launched a new wave of strikes against Iran, targeting military sites near the Strait of Hormuz and along Iran's southern coast, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM). The seven-hour operation involved fighter jets, drones, and naval vessels, while Washington resumed its naval blockade of Iranian ports, driving up oil prices. Iranian media reported explosions in Bandar Abbas, Qeshm, Hengam, Sirik, and Bushehr. In retaliation, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed attacks on US military facilities in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan, as a fragile ceasefire comes under strain.