The U.S. military launched a new round of strikes against Iran on Sunday evening, as Washington looks to hamper the Islamist regime's ability to control the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard rejected that claim, declaring the strait to be Iranian territory and warning that it would not tolerate what it called illegal U.S. interference.

U.S. and Iranian forces have exchanged heavy missile and drone assaults, with Tehran targeting U.S. facilities in states across the Gulf on Sunday and saying it had again closed the vital ​Strait of Hormuz.

The US said its latest wave of strikes was in response to an Iranian attack on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz the previous week.

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Dubai, July 9: The United States launched a fresh wave of airstrikes on military and strategic targets across Iran early Thursday, prompting Tehran to retaliate with missile and drone attacks targeting Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar, marking a sharp escalation in tensions and raising fears of a wider regional conflict.   The strikes came hours after […]

President Trump said Monday the U.S. will take control of the Strait of Hormuz, block Iranian ships and get paid by other wealthy nations for safeguarding commercial traffic through the waterway.

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