US Releases Video of Strikes on 10 Iranian Military Sites Near Strait of Hormuz

The United States launched a fresh wave of airstrikes against Iran on Saturday, with the US Central Command (CENTCOM) saying.

American forces hit 10 Iranian military targets in and around the Strait of Hormuz in response to an alleged Iranian drone attack on the oil tanker M/T Kiku.

In a post on X, CENTCOM released video footage of the operation, saying US Navy and Air Force fighter aircraft targeted key Iranian military assets after Tehran allegedly attacked a commercial vessel earlier in the day.

According to CENTCOM, the strikes were aimed at surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defence sites, drone storage facilities and minelayer capabilities used by Iranian forces. The command later confirmed that 10 military sites were struck across multiple locations near the strategically important Strait of Hormuz.

The latest exchange of attacks has renewed fears of a wider conflict in West Asia, even as Washington and Tehran remain bound by an interim ceasefire agreement intended to facilitate negotiations towards a permanent settlement.

US President Donald Trump claimed the strikes were carried out after Iran once again breached the ceasefire.

“We struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations, and coastal radar sites, for violating the Cease Fire Agreement, AGAIN!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

He also warned that Washington’s patience was wearing thin.

“There will come a point where we can no longer be reasonable and will be forced to militarily complete the job. If that happens, the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist!” he said.

Drone Attack on Tanker

CENTCOM said the military action was triggered after Iranian forces allegedly launched a one-way drone attack on the M/T Kiku, an oil tanker carrying more than two million barrels of crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz.

According to ship-tracking data, the vessel had departed a Qatari oil field earlier this week and was en route to a port in the United Arab Emirates via the Gulf of Oman.

The tanker was reportedly sailing close to Oman’s coastline, using an alternative shipping corridor instead of the Iran-designated route through its territorial waters.

The latest US strikes come just days after another military exchange between the two countries, highlighting the growing volatility around the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global energy corridor through which a significant share of the world’s oil supplies passes.