The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) carried out a third consecutive wave of strikes against Iran in the early hours of Tuesday, ordered by President Donald Trump. Trump had warned the country would be hit “very hard” and said, “There is nothing they can do about it. They have nothing.” Hours later, the U.S. military command said the offensive targeted Iranian military capabilities linked to the Strait of Hormuz.
Soon after the airstrikes, the United Arab Emirates reported that Iranian cruise missiles struck two Emirati tankers sailing in the southern lane of the Strait of Hormuz, in Omani territorial waters. The attack left one crew member dead and eight others injured.
Following the nighttime strikes, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed on Tuesday morning that it had launched additional missile and drone attacks against the Jufair naval base in Bahrain, home to the U.S. Fifth Fleet, and said it had also hit an air base in Jordan used by U.S. forces.
After the collapse of the memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran and the resumption of hostilities last week, President Trump said the strait would remain open “with or without Iran” and announced that the United States would charge a 20% fee to ships transiting the waterway to cover security costs. In response, Iran’s senior military leadership stated that Washington has no authority over the future of the strait, while Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi wrote on X: “Tehran will always be the guardian of the strait.”
Below, minute-by-minute coverage:
Israel says it is willing to withdraw from two areas in southern Lebanon
Israel said it expects talks in Rome with Beirut to help implement an agreement on two “pilot zones” in southern Lebanon from which Israeli troops would withdraw.
The two countries, officially at war for decades, are negotiating under U.S. auspices amid a regional escalation between Washington and Tehran.
On June 26 they reached a framework agreement intended to end the war between Israel and the pro-Iranian group Hezbollah and to pave the way for peace.
Hezbollah rejects the agreement, which requires the group’s disarmament and whose implementation would begin with an Israeli withdrawal from two “pilot zones” in southern Lebanon.
The Lebanese presidency warned on Monday that it would demand this withdrawal as a precondition for further negotiations. Israel’s foreign minister, Gideon Saar, said his country is “willing to move forward with implementing those two pilot zones.”
“I hope and want to believe that this round of talks in Rome will make that possible,” Saar told reporters in Jerusalem.
Oman reaffirms cooperation to restore navigation in the Strait of Hormuz after attacks on ships
Oman’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated that Muscat maintains “transparent and neutral cooperation with all parties” to restore navigation in the Strait of Hormuz after the strike that caused significant damage to two Emirati tankers.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman reaffirms that Oman maintains transparent and neutral cooperation with all parties to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait, in full compliance with international law,” the ministry said in a brief statement.
It also confirmed its “firm commitment to its obligations as a State party to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea” and urged “all parties,” a veiled reference to Iran, to “respect and abide by international law.”
The Strait of Hormuz lies between Iran and Oman, countries that have held talks in recent months about managing this natural maritime route. Tehran wants to impose a transit fee while Muscat opposes such a levy.
A Norwegian tanker exploded off the coast of Oman
A Norwegian tanker suffered an explosion caused by an unidentified device off the coast of Oman in the early hours of Tuesday, with no casualties reported, according to crisis management firm MTI Network, citing the shipping company.
At approximately 00:40 local time, the Stolt Magnesium, transiting the Arabian Sea off Oman, “was struck by the explosion of an external unidentified device,” MTI Network said in a statement, quoting Stolt Tankers.
The explosion caused a fire in the vessel’s engine room but, according to the same source, the crew is “fortunately safe and all accounted for.”
The U.K.’s Maritime Trade Operations agency reported that a tanker said it had been “hit by an unknown projectile in the engine room,” about 40 nautical miles northeast of Qalhat, Oman.
U.S. sailors conduct flight operations aboard the USS George H.W. Bush
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) posted images on its X account showing American sailors conducting flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush.
“U.S. sailors conduct flight operations aboard the USS George H.W. Bush,” CENTCOM wrote in a short post accompanying a video.
Gulf Cooperation Council chief condemns Iran’s “terrorist” attacks
The secretary-general of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, Jasim Mohamed al Budaiui, condemned Iran’s “terrorist” attacks on Emirati tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, saying they represent a “blatant violation” and “serious breach” of international law and of freedom of navigation.
“He expressed his strongest condemnation and denunciation of the Iranian attack on the tankers ‘Mombasa’ and ‘Al Bahia’, owned by the United Arab Emirates, which resulted in the death of a crew member and injuries to several others,” Al Budaiui said in a statement.
He stressed that the “terrorist attack” on the Emirati vessels “constitutes a blatant violation and a serious breach of international law and the rules on freedom of maritime navigation,” and also runs counter to United Nations Security Council resolutions.
“The GCC stands united with the United Arab Emirates and supports all measures it takes to protect its security, sovereignty, facilities and vital interests,” the bloc’s secretary-general added, urging the international community to “assume its legal and moral responsibilities and take a firm and deterrent stance in the face of these serious and repeated Iranian attacks.”
Three Bahrainis sentenced to life for spying for Iran
Bahrain’s High Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced three Bahraini nationals to life in prison after finding them guilty of spying for Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and collaborating with that “terrorist group” to carry out “hostile actions” against the small Gulf kingdom.
The Special Prosecution for Terrorism Crimes said in a statement that the convictions concern two separate cases, but that the sentences were handed down in a hearing today in Manama. The trials are the latest in a series in recent weeks against dozens of Bahrainis accused of spying for or sympathizing with Iran.
The three convicted individuals, one tried in absentia, were charged “with espionage for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and its collaborators, with the aim of assisting it in hostile and terrorist acts against the Kingdom of Bahrain and harming its interests. The court sentenced them to life imprisonment and ordered the confiscation of seized items,” the statement said.
It specified that among the accusations were “the provision to an electronic account run by the terrorist group Revolutionary Guard of videos of Iranian missile attacks against Bahrain,” as well as “locations and coordinates of vital sites within the country to be targeted by the enemy.”
Iran reported U.S. strikes in a border area near Iraq and Kuwait
U.S. strikes hit an Iranian border area near Iraq and Kuwait on Tuesday, local authorities reported, amid intense fighting between the two countries.
Valiollah Hayati, deputy governor of Khuzestan province, told the state news agency IRNA that the city of Abadan, home to the oldest oil refinery in the Middle East, and the port city of Mahshahr were targeted by the strikes.
Iranian regime says the U.S. struck the port city of Bushehr
Local authorities reported that U.S. strikes hit the port city of Bushehr on Tuesday, where Iran’s only civilian nuclear power plant is located, amid escalating violence between Tehran and Washington.
“Four points in the city of Bushehr were struck by enemy projectiles at noon (08:30 GMT),” the provincial deputy governor, Ehsan Jahanian, told the official IRNA news agency, attributing the attacks to the United States.
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Iran’s military says it will not yield “an inch” over the Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s army said its armed forces will not yield “an inch” over the Strait of Hormuz after U.S. President Donald Trump announced the restoration of a naval blockade against Iran and said the United States would assume the role of “guardian” of the waterway.
“The Armed Forces will not yield an inch over the Strait of Hormuz,” said army spokesman Brigadier General Mohamad Akraminia, according to Tasnim news agency.
The military spokesman added that “the Strait of Hormuz will never be reopened through war, aggression, or U.S. attacks,” and argued that respect for the rights of the Iranian people is the only way to reopen one of the world’s most important routes for energy trade.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps declared a new closure of the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday “until the end of U.S. interference in the region” and warned that any attempt to reopen the waterway would receive a military response.
In recent days, Iran has struck several vessels near that strategic passage. The latest attack occurred early Tuesday against two United Arab Emirates tankers, resulting in one death and eight injuries.
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India summons Iranian diplomat after attack in the Strait of Hormuz that killed a seafarer
India’s government summoned the deputy head of Iran’s embassy in New Delhi, Mustafa Goharifar, after an attack on two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz left an Indian seafarer dead and ten others injured, a diplomat from the Iranian mission told EFE news agency.
India’s Ministry of External Affairs later said it lodged a “strong protest” with the Iranian diplomat over the attacks on the vessels MT Al Bahiyah and MT Mombasa, which were transiting the strategic waterway.
“We strongly condemn these attacks and acts of violence directed at seafarers and that impede free and safe navigation through international waterways such as the Strait of Hormuz,” the Indian Foreign Ministry said.
According to New Delhi, the two ships were carrying a combined total of 30 Indian seafarers out of a total crew of 46.
Of the 12 Indian citizens aboard the MT Al Bahiyah, one was killed and another injured. The MT Mombasa carried 18 Indians, nine of whom were injured, two seriously, the Foreign Ministry said.
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Iran submits bill to manage the Strait of Hormuz and warns it will defend its “red lines”
Iran has presented a bill in parliament to manage the Strait of Hormuz and warned it will defend its “red lines,” Ebrahim Azizi, chairman of the parliamentary National Security Committee, said.
In a message posted on X, Azizi said, “Last night, coinciding with the shootdown of U.S. drones, the bill ‘Strategic Action for the Security and Sustainable Progress of the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf’ was formally submitted to the Iranian Parliament.”
The lawmaker added that “we remain firm in defending our red lines, particularly concerning management of the Strait of Hormuz,” and suggested further measures are planned: “This is the first step; subsequent actions will follow.”
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U.S. diplomatic missions in the United Arab Emirates cancel appointments
The U.S. Embassy in Abu Dhabi and the U.S. Consulate General in Dubai have canceled consular appointments through Wednesday due to the regional security situation, the embassy said in a security alert.
The notice came after the United Arab Emirates reported that two Emirati-flagged tankers were struck by Iranian missiles in the Strait of Hormuz, causing the death of a seafarer.
Jordan says it shot down four missiles from Iran
Jordan reported intercepting and shooting down four missiles that entered Jordanian airspace from Iranian territory, the state news agency said.
Iran says it struck the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain
The IRGC said it had launched missile and drone attacks against the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain.
According to the IRGC, the strikes caused a fire in the base’s fuel storage and hit and destroyed a Patriot radar, the fleet’s air traffic control radar, a C-RAM early warning radar system, and the control center for unmanned surface vessels (USVs).
“The retaliatory operation continues,” the statement added.
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