US military launches fresh strikes on Iran – Middle East crisis live

The US military said it is carrying out another round of strikes on Wednesday after Iran attacked ships in Strait of Hormuz a day earlier.

Iran’s Mehr agency said explosions were heard near Konarak and Chabahr. Iranian reports also said air defenses were engaging “hostile targets” near Bandar Abbas. Iranian state TV reported further explosions are heard in Abu Musa Island, one of three small islands that are claimed by the United Arab Emirates and provide the backbone of Iran’s hold over the strait of Hormuz.

The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) wrote on X: “At the direction of the Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command forces have started conducting additional strikes against Iran to further degrade their ability to threaten freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. The United States is holding Iran accountable for recent unjustified aggression against commercial shipping and civilian crews freely navigating a vital international waterway.”

Wednesday’s strikes against Iran expected to be bigger than those carried out on Tuesday, an unnamed U.S. official told Reuters.

Iran’s Nournews cites military source as saying that Iranian armed forces to launch a “massive” attack on U.S army bases in the region shortly.