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US, Iran exchange fresh strikes as Strait of Hormuz conflict intensifies
Updated On: 19 July, 2026 08:16 AM IST | Dubai | Agencies
The United States and Iran exchanged fresh strikes targeting military and infrastructure sites as fighting over the strategic Strait of Hormuz intensified. With the collapse of an interim ceasefire, the conflict has entered a new phase, raising concerns over regional stability and global energy security

Mohsen Rezaei, a top Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) official. Pic/X @Globalsurv
The United States and Iran exchanged strikes aimed at infrastructure and military targets on Saturday as their battle over the Strait of Hormuz intensified. The region has endured days of back-and-forth attacks in a conflict increasingly focused on control of the strait, an essential waterway that used to carry a fifth of the world’s crude oil. The collapse of an interim ceasefire leaves no clear end in sight for the war that the US and Israel began more than four months ago.
The US Central Command said on Saturday that its seventh straight night of strikes had hit “surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage, and maritime capabilities.”




