The United States military said it had ended its latest round of strikes on Iran, a campaign that had reached an 11th consecutive night of American attacks, according to Reuters and a statement attributed to U.S. Central Command.
CENTCOM said the operation was aimed at reducing Iran’s capacity to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important maritime routes for energy transport. The command said the latest targets included Iranian military operation centers, maritime capabilities, aircraft hangars, drone storage facilities and military logistics infrastructure.
The stated U.S. rationale centered on attacks against shipping. According to CENTCOM, Iran had struck more than 30 commercial vessels transiting the strait, placing hundreds of mariners at risk and challenging freedom of navigation. The command also said commercial movement through the waterway had continued during the period of Iranian attacks. Since the beginning of May, CENTCOM forces had supported the passage of about 900 commercial ships carrying roughly 450 million barrels of crude oil, according to the same account.
Reports from Iran and the wider Gulf region indicated that the overnight military activity was felt across several locations, though details remained limited in the supplied accounts. The Jerusalem Post, citing the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News Agency, reported loud explosions in parts of Bushehr County overnight on Tuesday. Bushehr is the location of Iran’s first and only commercial nuclear reactor, the Bushehr Power Plant, and the region also contains a naval base important to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy.
The same report said regime-affiliated Fars News Agency cited officials in East Azerbaijan saying a military site near Tabriz in northwestern Iran was hit in a U.S. air attack early on Wednesday morning. Iranian state television also reported that air defenses were activated across Tehran, while explosions were reported in the southeastern coastal cities of Chabahar and Konarak.
The strikes occurred amid explicit warnings from Tehran. Earlier on Tuesday night, Iran’s Khatem al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, described as the country’s top joint military command, said it would target the interests of the United States and its allies if Washington struck Iranian nuclear sites, according to Iranian state media cited in the report.
Regional air defense activity also pointed to the danger of further escalation. Kuwaiti army officials said air defenses were triggered across Kuwait early on Wednesday, while Iranian officials confirmed a drone attack on U.S. targets at Camp Doha.
The U.S. operation came during a conflict that, according to U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as cited in the supplied reporting, had already cost the United States $37 billion. Neither supplied account provided a casualty figure for the latest strikes, and no independent assessment of damage was included in the evidence.
