The United States military launched a fresh series of strikes against Iran on Tuesday, targeting Iranian military facilities, including a ground control station in Bandar Abbas and ports in Bandar Abbas and Qeshm. The strikes were described by the U.S. as intended to impose heavy costs on Iran and to degrade Iran's ability to threaten freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. The attacks followed three commercial vessels being attacked in the Strait of Hormuz.

Alarabiya reported that the U.S. said the strikes were aimed at keeping the Strait of Hormuz open to shipping. Bluesky reported that the United States said it destroyed 16 minelaying vessels near the Strait. Daily Sabah reported that the United States launched a sweeping wave of military strikes against Iranian targets after the three commercial vessel attacks.

CBS News reported that the United States responded with self‑defence strikes on Iranian facilities, including drone and missile launch sites, and that U.S. vessels were not struck. The outlet also noted that the U.S. targeted the Iranian ports of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm. South China Morning Post reported that the strikes hit an Iranian ground control station in Bandar Abbas.

Alarabiya also reported that Iran attacked Kuwait and Bahrain after the U.S. strikes. Hindustan Times reported that Iran said its defensive strikes were in response to U.S. "barbaric" air strikes on its coastal surveillance facilities. PressTV reported that Iran launched retaliatory strikes against U.S. military assets across the region after U.S. attacks on an Iranian tanker and a communications tower in Qeshm.