The US military said it has launched another round of Iran" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="164031" data-entity-type="event">strikes against Iran “to degrade their ability to attack commercial ships freely transiting the Strait of Hormuz”.The strikes, which took place overnight on Sunday into Monday, came after attacks by the US military on Sunday morning in response to an Iranian strike on a container ship in the critical waterway the day before.Iran responded to those strikes by attacking Gulf Arab states in an escalating cycle of violence that left the negotiations between Tehran and Washington to end the war at the edge of collapse.
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SUN · 2026-07-12 · 23:48 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0713-92502
NSR-2026-0713-92502News Report·EN·Conflict
US military says it has launched more strikes against Iran
The US military conducted further strikes against Iran overnight Sunday into Monday. These actions were taken to diminish Iran's capacity to attack commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
AgenciesSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-12 · 23:48 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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The US military conducted further strikes against Iran overnight Sunday into Monday. These actions were taken to diminish Iran's capacity to attack commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. The strikes followed earlier US military actions on Sunday morning, which were a response to an Iranian strike on a container ship in the same waterway the previous day. Iran subsequently attacked Gulf Arab states, contributing to an escalating cycle of violence. This ongoing conflict has brought negotiations between Tehran and Washington aimed at ending the war to the brink of collapse.
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Iran responded to US strikes by attacking Gulf Arab states.
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The US military conducted strikes on Sunday morning in response to an Iranian strike on a container ship.
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The strikes took place overnight on Sunday into Monday.
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The US military launched strikes against Iran to degrade their ability to attack commercial ships.
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The cycle of violence has negotiations between Tehran and Washington to end the war at the edge of collapse.
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