US Attacks Iran for Fourth Night Amid Port Blockade Tensions

The United States military initiated new strikes against Iran on Tuesday evening, marking the fourth consecutive night of attacks. The U.S. Central Command (Centcom) announced the strikes on X, stating their purpose is to "continue to degrade Iranian capabilities used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz." Simultaneously, Iran's deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, condemned the U.S. decision to reinstate a blockade on Iranian ports, which was set to take effect Tuesday evening. Gharibabadi suggested that President Donald Trump's move to block Iranian ports "in a way suspends the Islamabad memorandum," an agreement signed between the U.S. and Iran that was intended to pave the way for peace talks. President Trump had previously announced that the U.S. would maintain a "full blockade" on vessels traveling to and from Iranian ports or carrying Iranian goods or oil. Reports of explosions were also received from various locations in the region, with Iranian state television reporting strikes on the island of Qeshm near the Strait of Hormuz. Earlier, Kuwait's air force reportedly thwarted "hostile attacks."

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