The United States military has conducted hundreds of air attacks across Iran over the past week, resulting in at least 35 deaths and 300 injuries, according to Iranian health officials. The strikes targeted military sites along Iran's southern coast and near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, despite an existing ceasefire agreement.

Iranian media reported explosions in multiple cities and islands along the southern coast and mainland, including Bandar Abbas, Bandar-e Mahshahr, Dasht-e Azadegan, Chabahar, Bushehr, and others.

The US has also reimposed a naval blockade on Iran. Before the conflict that began on February 28, approximately 100 ships passed daily through the Strait of Hormuz, about half of which were oil tankers carrying 20 million barrels of crude—roughly one-fifth of global oil consumption. The waterway had reopened following a preliminary US-Iran agreement announced on June 17.

Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-General Jasem al-Budaiwi condemned Iran's attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan, which included strikes on infrastructure and injured Kuwaiti military personnel. He warned these actions risk dragging the region into further disruption and instability.

An Iranian official, Yazdi, emphasized the strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz, stating that if Iran were to relinquish control over it due to negotiations or other reasons, it would lose a critical leverage point.

This escalation pushes a fragile ceasefire closer to collapse as both sides intensify military actions.

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