US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Monday night that it had completed another round of strikes against Iran.
“US forces struck Iranian military command centers, maritime capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and air defense systems to degrade Iran's ability to continue attacking commercial vessels flowing through the Strait of Hormuz," said CENTCOM.
The statement added that commercial vessel transits through the vital international maritime corridor continue. CENTCOM also stated that, since early May, its forces have helped facilitate the transit of approximately 900 commercial vessels and 450 million barrels of crude oil.
“American forces remain postured and prepared to hold Iran accountable for unwarranted aggression toward civilian mariners seeking to freely and openly transit the strait," the statement concluded.
CENTCOM earlier announced that US forces began a new round of strikes against Iran, the tenth consecutive night that US forces have struck targets in Iran.
"The strikes are designed to further degrade Iranian military capabilities used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz," it said.
Prior to the announcement, Iranian media reported of explosions in the port cities of Bandar Abbas and Sirik.
Subsequent reports said that air defense systems had been activated near the Bushehr nuclear power plant. Explosions were also reported in Isfahan.
Meanwhile, sirens sounded in Kuwait following the launch of ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from Iran. The Kuwaiti Armed Forces confirmed that the country's air defense systems were fully activated and are actively working to intercept the incoming threats in its airspace.
The Iranian Armed Forces later claimed that they launched a salvo of surface-to-surface missiles at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait, directly targeting mobile HIMARS missile systems belonging to the US military.
The report was carried by Iranian media, which described the US asset as a "mobile missile system capable of maneuvering and rapidly striking ground targets, the destruction of which disrupts the enemy's offensive and defensive capabilities."
Later, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that two oil tankers were struck and caught fire following explosions as they attempted to cross the southern corridor of the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian officials claimed the vessels had navigated an unauthorized and dangerous route due to "misleading instructions" from the US military.
In an official statement published by the IRGC Navy in Iranian media, a further warning was issued to international shipping companies: "We once again urge shipping companies not to rely on false information from the US military and to refrain from transiting dangerous and contaminated routes." Iranian authorities reiterated that they will not guarantee safe passage through routes that have not been approved by them.
Earlier on Monday, US President Donald Trump issued a stern warning to Iran not to kill additional US servicemembers.
"Every time Iran kills an American Soldier they will pay for that killing many times over!" Trump declared.
He noted that the directive has been passed on to Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Daniel Caine, and "every Leader in the Military."
On Monday morning, CENTCOM announced that it had successfully completed the ninth consecutive evening of strikes against Iran.
“CENTCOM assets targeted Iranian military command centers, air defense and coastal surveillance sites, maritime capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and communications networks to further diminish Iran's ability to attack commercial vessels and civilian mariners transiting the Strait of Hormuz," it said.
The statement further noted, “The US military is holding Iran accountable at the Commander in Chief's direction. CENTCOM forces remain highly vigilant, focused, lethal, and ready."