U.S. Launches Third Round of Strikes on Iran After Containership Attack in Strait of Hormuz

The United States launched a third round of military strikes against Iran on Saturday after a Cyprus-flagged container ship was attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, further escalating the collapse of last month’s U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding that had briefly restored commercial shipping through the strategic waterway.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said strikes began at 7:15 p.m. ET after Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces attacked the M/V GFS Galaxy, leaving one civilian crew member missing and the vessel disabled by an engine room fire.

According to CENTCOM, U.S. forces struck approximately 140 Iranian military targets using land- and sea-based aircraft,