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

US move seen as effort to uphold fragile ceasefire while countering drone threats

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.

Iranian media reported explosions in the vicinity of the port city of Bandar Abbas early Thursday morning.