U.S. CENTCOM Announces New “Powerful Strikes” Against Iran

The ceasefire between Iran and the United States doesn’t look too good.

On Tuesday afternoon, U.S. Central Command announced it launched “powerful strikes” against Iran.

The move by U.S. CENTCOM comes shortly after it was reported Iran attacked three vessels that were traveling through the Strait of Hormuz.

Here was the announcement:

U.S. Central Command forces have begun launching a series of powerful strikes against Iran to impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping crewed by innocent civilians in an international waterway. The U.S. strikes are in response to Iranian attacks on three…

— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 7, 2026

Full Text:

U.S. Central Command forces have begun launching a series of powerful strikes against Iran to impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping crewed by innocent civilians in an international waterway. The U.S. strikes are in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels that were transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s demonstrated aggression was unwarranted, dangerous, and a clear violation of the ceasefire.

Here is the current scene in Iran:

🚨 JUST IN: HUGE fireballs and explosions seen in Hormozgan Province, Iran following America’s “PUNISHMENT” strikes against the regime

US officials say this meant to send a message to Iran.

It’s clear 47 is running out of patience. pic.twitter.com/yitLvcHqjL

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) July 7, 2026

Another look:

BREAKING: Major US airstrikes carried out on Shahid Haqani Port in Bandar Abbas, southern Iran. pic.twitter.com/U4bXYqGJtI

— The Hormuz Letter (@HormuzLetter) July 7, 2026

CNBC covered more on the current conflict between the U.S and Iran:

The U.S. began a “series of powerful strikes” against Iran on Tuesday in retaliation for Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command said.

The new U.S. and Iranian attacks threaten to reignite conflict in the region, and could spark fears that the Strait of Hormuz will close again. Oil prices rose dramatically during the U.S.-Iran conflict, stoking inflation around the globe.

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The strikes come after the U.S. and Iran traded blows last month after similar Iranian attacks on commercial vessels in the strait, which is one of the world’s most critical chokepoints that Iran held shut for months this year. Both sides agreed to stand down in the days following last month’s exchange amid a tenuous ceasefire as negotiations to end the war are underway.

Washington and Tehran agreed on a memorandum of understanding to end the conflict in June, which included an end to the fighting and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. The latest U.S. retaliatory strikes will again test that agreement, which has held through previous skirmishes.

Tensions have been rising since Iran attacked vessels moving through the strait earlier this week, with the U.S. revoking a sanctions waiver on Iranian oil earlier Tuesday. Oil futures have risen sharply in response to the pressure.

The U.S. war with Iran began on Feb. 28, when the U.S. and Israel began strikes on the country that killed its leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.