Hormuz tankers on fire, as US, Iran continue attacks: What’s the latest?
The White House told Al Jazeera that the US would continue its attacks unless Trump decides otherwise.

The White House told Al Jazeera that the US would continue its attacks unless Trump decides otherwise.



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Strikes have hit closer to Tehran for the first time since the latest wave of attacks started.
Iran’s Health Ministry has said at least 35 people have been killed and more than 300 injured since fighting resumed.
Less than a month after signing an MoU as a step towards peace, the US reinstates a naval blockade on Iranian ports.
While Trump has threatened to hit targets in Iran including Pickaxe Mountain, he has said a deal is possible.
Iran’s military has warned it will not allow the United States to ‘interfere’ in the management of the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran targets its Gulf neighbours in third round of tit-for-tat attacks with US in a week.
IRGC releases video of retaliatory missile strikes
While Trump said the MoU with Iran is ‘over’, US officials have reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to continue talks.
Neither side has officially called off the interim peace agreement, despite the escalation.
Iran says it attacked sites linked to the US military in Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar after US bombed targets in Iran.