US launches a series of ‘powerful’ strikes on Iran in major breach of ceasefire after Tehran attacks on ships in Strait of Hormuz

The United States resumed strikes on Iran Tuesday following a series of hits from Tehran on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

US Central Command announced the new strikes as an uneasy ceasefire continued to deteriorate between the two nations. 

‘Forces have begun launching a series of powerful strikes against Iran to impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping crewed by innocent civilians in an international waterway,’ they said in a statement. 

‘The US strikes are in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels that were transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s demonstrated aggression was unwarranted, dangerous, and a clear

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