US bombs Iran after Trump threat, Tehran closes Hormuz Strait to all ships
Key takeaways
- Explosions hit Qeshm Island, ports along Strait of Hormuz after Trump threatens to hit Iran ‘very hard’.
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- Blasts also hit the southern city of Kargan, wounding at least two people.
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Explosions hit Qeshm Island, ports along Strait of Hormuz after Trump threatens to hit Iran ‘very hard’.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo. A woman holds an Iranian flag on a street in Tehran, Iran, June 10, 2026 [Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 10 Jun 202610 Jun 2026The United States has launched fresh strikes against “multiple targets” in Iran at President Donald Trump’s direction, in a fresh escalation that prompted Tehran to declare the Strait of Hormuz closed to “all types of vessels”.
The US military said the strikes late on Wednesday were “in response to Iran’s unwarranted and continued aggression”, as Iranian state media reported explosions on Qeshm Island and in the cities of Bandar Abbas and Sirik along the Strait of Hormuz.