In response to fresh American attacks, Iran launched coordinated missile and drone strikes on US-linked sites across the Gulf. The fresh exchange widened the conflict, sharpened shipping tensions and cast doubt on recent ceasefire efforts.

In a statement on X/Twitter, CENTCOM stated that the strikes are intended to degrade Iran’s “ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships freely transiting the Strait of Hormuz.”

U.S. and Iranian forces have exchanged heavy missile and drone assaults, with Tehran targeting U.S. facilities in states across the Gulf on Sunday.

The Jordanian military said it intercepted four missiles fired from Iran after they entered the kingdom's airspace.In a brief statement, the

The US Central Command said that at 5 pm ET today (Sunday afternoon), the forces began launching more strikes against Iran “to continue degrading their ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships freely transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

Joe Kent, the former Director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, urged President Donald Trump to end the hostilities with Iran as tensions escalate between Washington and Tehran amid the