Explosions were heard in several places along the Iranian coast within minutes of the US announcement.
Published 08/07/2026 23:55
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US President Donald Trump during the NATO summit in Ankara (Türkiye), July 8, 2026. (GEIR OLSEN/NTB/AFP)
The US Army announced that on Wednesday, July 8, it carried out new strikes on Iran. “power attenuation” Tehran attacked commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. “US forces have begun launching new strikes on Iran to further weaken its ability to impede freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.”struck the American command center X. On Tuesday evening, Washington had already launched strikes on Iran, which the Iranian army responded to at night.
Minutes after the US announcement, explosions were heard in several places along Iran’s coast, state media reported. Fighter jets were heard over Kish island and several explosions rocked the port cities of Bandar Abbas, Konarak and Chabahar, some of which lost power, Iran’s official IRNA news agency said.
“This is in response to Iran’s bombing of ships yesterday. If this happens again, it will be much worse!”launched US President Donald Trump on his social network “Pravda”. Earlier in the day, after the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, he assessed that the ceasefire with Iran was no longer holding. While planning new strikes, he assured that new deadly clashes would stop. “very quickly”.