होर्मुझमधील हल्ल्यांमुळे अमेरिका-इराणमधील तणाव वाढला.

By GT24x7 Correspondents · 28 June 2026 · GlobalToday24x7

A fragile truce between the United States and Iran hung in the balance after U.S. forces said they struck Iranian targets in another tit-for-tat response to attacks on shipping in the vital Strait of Hormuz.

The U.S. military said it struck Iran again hours after a tanker was hit in the Strait of Hormuz.

The U.S. said it struck Iran in response to an Iranian drone attack on the Panama-flagged oil tanker ‘Kiku’, which was carrying around two million barrels of crude oil.

Earlier on Friday, the United States also conducted strikes that it said were in response to another Iranian attack on a ship, the ‘Ever Lovely’.

CENTCOM said the latest operation targeted surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defence sites, drone storage facilities, and minelayer capabilities.

Meanwhile, Iranian media reported several explosions in southern Iran.

Iran has made a fresh bid to assert control over the world’s most important energy shipping route, which has begun to reopen after months of disruption. It has warned vessels not to enter or leave the Gulf through the strait without permission, but ships have continued to move, with some using a route not authorised by Tehran.

Despite the latest flare-up, oil prices have fallen sharply on hopes that traffic through Hormuz — through which, in peacetime, around one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas exports travel — would continue to recover.

The economic impact on Iran remains unclear, but on Saturday, the country’s statistics agency said that year-on-year inflation had hit 88.6 percent, up from 68 percent in February.