
AI-generated summary
Tensions between the US and Iran have increased after US forces earlier on Tuesday bombed Iranian launch sites on the island of Larak in the Strait of Hormuz, which the US justified with claims of a new attempt to lay naval mines in the strait. This was the first US attack on Iran since late July, to which the Revolutionary Guard responded with drone and robotic strikes against US targets in Jordan.
The United States' Central Command, Centcom, said on Tuesday that the United States had carried out strikes against Iranian targets, which was confirmed by President Donald Trump.
"The attacks are large and powerful, and revenge for the Iranians' failed attempt to lay naval mines in the strait," writes the president on Truth Social.
Trump warns that if Iran retaliates, the US will strike again "at a much harder and higher level".
Four people, including a child, have been killed in a US attack on the city of Sirik, the Iranian Red Crescent says. Over 50 people were injured in the attack, according to the organization. The information has not been confirmed from elsewhere.
Explosions were also heard on the Iranian island of Qeshm in the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters reports, citing Iranian state television.
The port cities of Bandar Abbas and Chabahar have also been attacked, reports the Iranian news site Nour News. Explosions have also been heard in Jask, Reuters reports with reference to the Iranian state news agency IRNA.
State Iranian media also state that US forces have attacked a civilian airport in Jiroft in southern Iran.
In an interview with Fox News, US President Donald Trump says that he has given Iran many chances and that he does not trust Iran in terms of a deal.
- I think that an agreement with them is not worth the paper it is written on. We gave them many chances, he says.
About two hours after the first explosions were heard, Iranian media reported further explosions.
Iran warned that the latest attacks will lead to "severe punishment", according to Sardar Mohebi, a spokesman for the Revolutionary Guards.
Iran then stated that it has launched an operation in response to the US attacks, reports the Iranian news agency Tasnim. US bases in the region, Jordan and Bahrain, are being attacked with robots and drones, according to Iran.
Earlier on Tuesday, two large oil tankers on their way out of the Persian Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz were hit by unknown projectiles.
It is the second US attack on Iran in a short time.
During the night of Monday, American planes bombed Iranian launch pads on the island of Larak in the Strait of Hormuz. The reason was, according to the US, that Iran was in the process of mining the Strait of Hormuz again.
It was the first attack on Iran by the United States since the end of July.
The Revolutionary Guard responded with drone and robot strikes against American targets in Jordan.
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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Further alternating attacks between the US and Iran will occur within the next few days.
Likely · Within days
International actors, including the UN and regional powers, will step up pressure for a ceasefire within a week.
Possible · Within weeks

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