The United States completed its ninth consecutive evening of strikes on Monday morning, US Central Command (CENTCOM) stated in a post to X/Twitter.
“CENTCOM assets targeted Iranian military command centers, air defense and coastal surveillance sites, maritime capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and communications networks to further diminish Iran's ability to attack commercial vessels and civilian mariners transiting the Strait of Hormuz,” they said.
The statement concluded that US forces were acting at the direction of the commander in chief to hold Iran accountable and remained highly vigilant, focused, lethal, and ready to respond.
Iranian media reported explosions heard in the cities of Tabriz, Chabahar, Konarak, Bandar Mahshahr, and Bandar Imam Khomeini.
Iran retaliates against Gulf States
This marks the ninth consecutive night of US strikes against Iran. Iran has been retaliating by targeting US bases and other infrastructure in neighboring countries.
Earlier on Sunday night, the Kuwait military announced it was intercepting multiple hostile drones. Additionally, sirens were sounded in Kuwait.
The US embassy in Manama said on Monday it had information suggesting Iran may seek to target unspecified locations in central Manama and urged Americans in Bahrain to remain vigilant.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed two tankers were blown up and immobilized trying to pass through the "unsafe" southern route of the strait Monday morning, Reuters reported. They alleged that the US military encouraged the tankers to travel through that route.
Reuters could not immediately verify the incident. The statement gave no details on the vessels' names, flags, crews, or any casualties.
The IRGC warned that oil, gas, and petrochemical shipments through the Strait of Hormuz would remain at risk as long as US regional operations continue.
The IRGC also has claimed it targeted US aircraft at Jordan's Aqaba airport with ballistic missiles.
Vessel reported on fire near Oman's Kumzar, UKMTO says
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency said it had received a report of an incident 8 nautical miles (14.8 km) northwest of Oman's Kumzar, where information from a verified source indicated that a vessel was on fire.
UKMTO said the cause of the fire had not been verified.
Retuers contributed to this report.