U.S. hits Iran with fresh strikes, renewed sanctions after tanker attacks

The United States launched fresh strikes against Iran on Tuesday following reports of attacks on merchant ships in the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S. Central Command. The new strikes were announced after the Trump administration said it was reinstating sanctions on Tehran.

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CENTCOM alleged in a statement that Iran attacked three commercial vessels earlier Tuesday. CENTCOM said that the U.S. launched the latest strikes “to impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping crewed by innocent civilians in an international waterway.”

“Iran’s demonstrated aggression was unwarranted, dangerous, and a clear violation of the ceasefire,” CENTCOM continued.

A spokesperson for Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs also condemned Iran for a recent strike on its ship “Al-Rek ayyat.” In a post on X, the Qatari official called the Iranian strikes “an unacceptable attack on the security & safety of international maritime navigation, the security of global energy supplies, & a grave & explicit violation of international law.”