The United States carried out a new strike against Iran on Sunday evening, extending a series of exchanges between the two nations. Iranian state media said the attack resulted in one fatality and four injuries in the country’s southwest.
Within a few hours, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced it had hit U.S. military installations in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain.
The growing tit‑for‑tat, which raises questions about the durability of the interim U.S.–Iran accord signed in June, occurs as conflicting reports emerge about the status of the Strait of Hormuz.
Tehran claims it has shut the vital waterway until further notice, whereas Washington maintains the passage remains open.
Later on Sunday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) disclosed another round of strikes on Iran, saying they began at 17:00 ET (22:00 BST).
CENTCOM said dozens of Iranian military sites—including air‑defence batteries, coastal radar installations, and missile and drone capabilities—were targeted.
U.S. forces declared they are “prepared to ensure that freedom of navigation remains available for commercial shipping despite Iran’s continued unwarranted aggression, harassment, threats, and arbitrary statements,” CENTCOM added.
Just before the CENTCOM announcement, Iranian state television reported explosions in Sirik, Qeshm, Bandar Abbas and Jask.
“Following the attack by the American adversary on Monday morning… one person was martyred and four others were injured,” IRNA quoted, citing Valiollah Hayati, the deputy governor for security and law enforcement in Khuzestan province.
Oil prices rose on Monday morning in Asian markets. Brent crude climbed about 4 % to $79.07 (£59.11) per barrel, while U.S.‑traded oil gained 4.2 % to $74.53.
Energy costs on global wholesale markets have swung sharply in recent months as traders reacted to developments in the conflict.
Shortly after the United States and Israel struck Iran on 28 February, Tehran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, a conduit for roughly 20 % of global oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments.
Despite the latest increase, prices remain well under the more‑than‑$120‑a‑barrel level Brent hit at the end of April.
The fresh U.S. strikes on Sunday evening followed an earlier wave in which U.S. forces hit 140 Iranian military targets, CENTCOM said on Saturday.
Iran’s IRGC answered those attacks with broad strikes on U.S. bases and allied sites across the region, marking an expansion in the scale of hostilities.
Among the locations hit by Iran were Qatar—a mediator in the cease‑fire talks that had not been attacked since April—and the United Arab Emirates, which had not been targeted since May. The BBC has sought comment from U.S. Central Command regarding an alleged strike in Jordan.
The renewed fighting threatens the interim cease‑fire agreement signed last month, which sought to reopen the strait and eventually achieve a lasting settlement.
Earlier this week, U.S. President Donald Trump declared that the Iranian attacks had nullified the cease‑fire, while Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused the United States of breaching the deal.
Trump, however, said negotiations would continue and mediators were working to revive the process.
On Sunday, U.S. Central Command insisted the Strait remained open, warning that U.S. forces are positioned to keep the waterway free‑flowing.
Additional reporting by Goncheh Habibiazad.