The United States carried out strikes on Iran for a ninth consecutive day on Monday, with Iranian media reporting explosions across several parts of the country as fighting continued to escalate alongside growing tensions over the Strait of Hormuz.
The latest attacks came as the U.S. military confirmed the death of another American service member, raising the number of confirmed U.S. military fatalities since the conflict began to 17.
Iranian outlets reported explosions in Sirik, Jask, Tabriz, Chabahar, Konarak, Bandar Mahshahr and Bandar Imam Khomeini, while U.S. Central Command said the strikes were intended to degrade Iranian military capabilities used to attack commercial shipping and mariners transiting the strategic waterway.
Iranian state and semi-official media reported air defense activity in several locations, including Chabahar and Konarak, while explosions were also reported near Tabriz in northwestern Iran.
Iranian officials and media also reported retaliatory missile launches targeting U.S. military assets across the region.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced a strike against what it described as the enemy's special operations headquarters in Syria's Al-Tanf area.
Iranian state television also reported drone attacks targeting U.S. military facilities in Kuwait, while Kuwaiti authorities said a desalination plant was struck for a second consecutive day, causing a fire and describing it as an attack on vital civilian infrastructure.
Air raid sirens were also reported in Bahrain and Jordan, where the military said it intercepted three Iranian missiles.
The latest exchanges unfolded as both sides continued actions affecting maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
The United States said it was conducting operations to prevent attacks on commercial shipping, while Iran said it was enforcing its own navigation rules in the waterway.
The United Kingdom Maritime Operations Centre reported receiving information about a vessel on fire near the Omani coast but said the cause had not been verified.
Oil prices rose by about 3% on Monday, with Brent crude futures moving above $90 a barrel.
The renewed fighting follows the collapse of an interim ceasefire agreement reached a month earlier, with continued military operations raising concerns over regional stability, energy supplies and the risk of further escalation.