US strikes Iran in latest tit-for-tat attacks

US forces struck Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Tuesday in response to attempted attacks on commercial shipping and American troops, the US military said. President Donald Trump vowed a tough response to any Iranian counter-attack, as the strikes threatened to reignite the six-month war.

Has the US launched strikes against Iran today?

Yes. US Central Command said the strikes followed recent attempted attacks by Iran's Revolutionary Guards on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and on American service members in the region. The strikes were the latest in a series of attacks by both US and Iranian forces in recent days.

Why did the US strike Iran's Revolutionary Guards?

Trump said the strikes were retaliation for Iran's failed attempt to plant sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz and for firing eight missiles at a US military base in Jordan, all of which were intercepted. He warned that Iran would be hit again at a much harder level if it retaliated further.

Has Iran responded to the US strikes?

Iranian state television reported that several explosions were heard in the country's south along the Strait of Hormuz. The official IRNA news agency said four projectiles hit areas within Chabahar and Konarak counties, without specifying whether there was damage. Revolutionary Guards spokesman Hossein Mohebi warned on X that Washington would regret its new attacks.

What happened in the Strait of Hormuz this week?

On Sunday, the United States carried out its first known strikes on Iran in several weeks, hitting an Iranian island to prevent Tehran from planting mines in the shipping lane. Iran responded with missile and drone attacks aimed at Jordan and the United Arab Emirates. Greek maritime risk firm Marisks said two crude tankers were hit by unknown projectiles late Monday, though no casualties or environmental effects were reported.

Could the US and Iran return to diplomacy?

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian vowed on Tuesday to match any US move to return to a deal aimed at ending the war. He warned, however, that a return to a US policy of pressure and threats could derail the path of diplomacy. The war began in late February with US and Israeli attacks on Iran that killed its former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.