US launches more strikes on Iran as state media reports explosions

Trump said Tuesday's "large and powerful" strikes were a response to Iran's targeting of a US military base in Jordan, adding the country had "failed" at adding sea mines to the Strait.He also threatened that a much larger-scale attack was "waiting in the wings".The US and Israel launched wide-ranging strikes on Iran on 28 February, with Iran responding by attacking Israel, US bases and allied states in the Gulf, and effectively closing the Strait of Hormuz to marine traffic.A US-Iran agreement, known as the Memorandum of Understanding, to extend a ceasefire between the two countries was signed in June.However that agreement has expired, leading to a resumption of hostilities. Both the US and Iran have also fired on shipping, with Tehran targeting vessels it says have sought to cross the Strait without its permission and the US enforcing a naval blockade of Iranian ports.Washington also announced a fresh sanctions campaign on 24 August aimed at further isolating Tehran and expanding secondary sanctions against its allies.Iranian officials and state media have largely dismissed the campaign as a continuation of previous US economic measures, which they argue followed Washington's military failure in the recent conflict.