Iran Targets US Airbase In Retaliation For American Strikes Near Bandar Abbas

U.S. and Iranian forces exchanged strikes early Thursday near the Strait of Hormuz, further straining a fragile ceasefire agreement that has held unevenly since April and raising concerns about broader regional stability.

US military hits Iranian control centre in fresh strikes

Frustration is boiling over in Washington as President Donald Trump orders fresh strikes on Iranian targets near Bandar Abbas, even as reports claim Tehran’s power brokers are scoring strategic gains in the Strait of Hormuz through back-channel understandings with Oman.

The United States struck southern Iran on Thursday, drawing retaliation from Tehran against a U.S. military base, in the most serious clashes since an April ceasefire began.