US Launches More Strikes in Iran

The US military said it struck several sites in Iran early Sunday local time, describing the strikes as a direct response to an earlier attack on an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. The flare-up marks the fourth straight day of tit-for-tat action that analysts said could strain already delicate peace talks, the New York Times reports. Iran has not claimed responsibility for the strike on the tanker Kiku, but its state media called the US response a breach of the ceasefire.

US Central Command posted that at President Trump's direction, military aircraft targeted Iranian military "surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities, and minelayer capabilities," per the AP. The military did not give the locations of the targets in Iran; Iranian state media reported explosions on the southern coast and damage to islands on the strait, per the Times. The US has attacked both areas before.