Tehran targets US Gulf bases after American forces launch new strikes on Iran

Iran has attacked US bases in the Gulf region in retaliation for the latest round of US strikes, which came after Donald Trump said he would "hit them hard".US Central Command (Centcom) said it had completed its second day of "self-defense strikes", launched on Wednesday after Trump said Tehran has taken "too long to make a deal" to end the war.In response, Iran said it had attacked a US bases in Bahrain and Kuwait - which it also said it had targeted after US strikes on Tuesday.The escalation of tit-for-tat strikes in recent days has tested a fragile ceasefire agreed in April.After the latest US attack, explosions were heard in cities the south of Iran, near the Strait of Hormuz where US forces hit air defence, radar and other sites on Tuesday.During Wednesday's flare-up, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) also said it had struck ships in the Strait of Hormuz.That came after Iranian state media reported that the Strait of Hormuz was "completely closed to all type of vessel". Centcom, however, said "commercial ships are continuing to transit in and out of the Strait of Hormuz".Two oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz were hit by Iran's navy, Iranian state media reported, although there was no immediate confirmation.