US Strikes Over 80 Iran Targets Near Hormuz as Trump Says Ceasefire Is Over
US Central Command says it hit more than 80 Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz after three commercial tankers were attacked. President Trump declared the ceasefire "over" and warned of more strikes, while Iran vowed retaliation.
The United States launched a major new wave of strikes on Iran early Wednesday, with US Central Command saying it hit more than 80 targets near the Strait of Hormuz. The escalation came after three commercial ships were attacked while transiting the strategic waterway, and hours after President Donald Trump said the US-Iran ceasefire was "over."
What the US says it hit
CentCom said its forces began "a series of powerful strikes" to impose heavy costs on Tehran after warning it against further attacks. According to the command, precision weapons struck Iranian air defence systems, command and control networks, coastal radar sites, anti-ship missile capabilities and more than 60 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps small boats operating near the strait.
The US said the operation was a response to attacks on three tankers — the Marshall Islands-flagged Al Rekayyat, the Saudi-flagged Wedyan and the Liberia-flagged Cyprus Prosperity. Washington and Gulf allies blamed Iran and called the attacks a violation of the ceasefire and of freedom of navigation.
Trump: the ceasefire is over
Speaking from a NATO summit, Trump said he believed the interim accord meant to end the war had collapsed and threatened to strike "hard again." The US also moved to revoke Iran's ability to openly sell crude oil on the world market, reinstating pressure alongside a naval posture it has maintained in the region since April.
Iran vows retaliation
Iranian state broadcaster IRIB reported explosions on Qeshm Island, in the coastal city of Sirik, and in the major port of Bandar Abbas — headquarters of Iran's navy and a key IRGC base. Iran's foreign ministry accused the US of repeatedly violating an agreed memorandum of understanding and warned of "decisive" action.
Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf listed what he called US breaches, including reinstated oil sanctions and strikes on southern Iran. "The era of bullying and extortion is over. It leads nowhere. We don't fold," he said.
Why the strait matters
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world's most important oil chokepoints, and repeated attacks on shipping there ripple through global energy markets. With both sides trading blame over a collapsing agreement and no confirmed casualty figures yet, the risk of a wider regional confrontation has climbed sharply.
