US-Iran tensions soar as strikes hit Gulf, tanker attacked in Strait of Hormuz

US forces carry out precision strikes targeting Iranian military capabilities on Monday night. PIC/AFP

US forces bombed targets in southern Iran overnight, while Iran targeted US sites in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan, and a tanker was hit in the Strait of Hormuz a day after Yemen's Houthis said they will impose a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia.

The US said it hit Iranian military command centers, maritime capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and air defence systems in Shiraz, Konarak, and Chabahar in southern Iran.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards targeted infrastructure in Bahrain belonging to US company Amazon, and accommodation facilities used by US military personnel at Bahrain's Sheikh Isa Air Base.

Iran also hit three US bases in Kuwait and a US site in Jordan. Meanwhile, the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency said a tanker in the strait had been struck by a projectile, while Iran said two oil tankers had caught fire.

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