Escalation: U.S. military strikes Iranian targets in Hormuz

The United States launched a new round of strikes on Iran after an IRGC attack on the Cyprus‑flagged container ship GFS Galaxy in the Strait of Hormuz left one crew member missing and the vessel disabled by an engine‑room fire. Tehran then declared the waterway closed to maritime traffic.

The strikes hit about 90 Iranian military targets to reduce Iran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping. Targets included air defense systems, coastal surveillance assets, missile and drone storage sites, naval capabilities, and logistics nodes, with reported impacts in Iranshahr, Bandar Abbas, Konarak, Chabahar, Bushehr, and Aq Qala.

Local authorities reported a maritime control tower and a depot struck in Chabahar and a railway bridge hit in Aq Qala. A firefighter was killed in a strike on Iranshahr airport. Hours after the raids, sirens sounded in Bahrain and Kuwait said its air defenses engaged rockets and drones.

AI-synthesized from multiple reported sources