US strikes hit Iran for seventh consecutive night
The US military continues a series of strikes against Iranian military capabilities following the collapse of a ceasefire agreement. Tensions have escalated with reports of tanker explosions in the Strait of Hormuz and alleged Iranian attacks on US facilities in the Gulf region.
Why it matters
The conflict threatens global energy supplies and risks a broader regional war in the Middle East.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Images shared on Friday showed a damaged bridge in Iran's southern Hormozgan province
The US military says it is carrying out the seventh night of strikes on Iran since US President Donald Trump declared the temporary ceasefire agreement was "over".
"The strikes are designed to continue degrading Iranian military capabilities at the Commander in Chief's direction," the US military Central Command (Centcom) said in a statement.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said two oil tankers had exploded in the Strait of Hormuz while passing through a mined part of the shipping channel - a claim later dismissed as false by Centcom.
Iranian media reported that explosions were heard in the central city of Yazd and at Qeshm island and the port of Bandar Abbas next to the strait.
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