US said it completed new round of strikes against Iran after Hormuz attacks in International Shipping News 09/07/2026 The U.S. military said on Tuesday evening it had concluded a fresh round of strikes against Iran in retaliation for attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement that it had hit over 80 targets in the country, including air defense systems, command networks, radar sites, and anti-ship missiles. Centcom had earlier said the “powerful strikes” would “impose heavy costs on Iran 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,” Centcom said. Iran decried the attack, with Speaker of Parliament Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf accusing the U.S. of “major MOU violations” in a social media post. Local media reports, citing Iranian officials, said Tehran was prepared for more attacks from the U.S., and that the country’s military had shot down a U.S. drone. The U.S. strikes came shortly after the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control revoked the general license authorizing the production, delivery, and sale of crude oil, petrochemical products, and petroleum products of Iranian origin. Both Reuters and Axios, citing a U.S. official, said the move was in response to the new attacks. The official blamed Iran, calling the actions “unacceptable” and promising “consequences” while adding that negotiations continued in “good faith,” according to the news outlets. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) earlier today said it had received reports about attacks on three separate oil tankers over the past 24 hours in and around the critical Strait of Hormuz. Two of those tankers were hit by unknown projectiles while the th