U.S. Strikes Iranian Targets Near Strait of Hormuz After Reported Tanker Attack

Explosions were reported in Iran’s Sirik area, with Iranian state media linking the blasts to multiple shells hitting a communications tower. According to Jin10, Iran’s Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting said the explosions were connected to several artillery shells striking a communications tower in the Sirik area in southwestern Iran. U.S. outlet Axios reported that U.S. officials said the U.S. military was carrying out strikes on Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz area after Iran attacked a commercial oil tanker on Saturday. Axios said the strikes marked the second round of U.S. airstrikes since the signing of a U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding.