Iran targets US military sites in Gulf
Published On 10 Jul, 2026
Iranian media later reported multiple explosions across southern Iran, including Bushehr, where one of the country’s nuclear plants is located, along with Konarak, Choghadak and Bandar Abbas.
A US official said there had been no American strikes in recent hours.
The attacks came as Iran buried its slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a shrine in Mashhad, capping a week of funeral processions and rallies.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Navy said the US attacks and intervention in redirecting shipping through the Strait of Hormuz were disrupting the waterway’s reopening.
The Guards said the number of vessels transiting the strait under Iranian supervision had recovered to about 50% of pre-war levels over the past two weeks, adding that permission was being granted only to ships using routes designated by Tehran.
Any further US intervention will draw a “crushing response”, the Guards said.
The US military said its strikes were aimed at keeping the strait open after it accused Iranian forces of attacking three tankers in the area.
The military said on Thursday the United States had helped facilitate the transit of more than 800 commercial vessels and 380 million barrels of crude oil through the strait since early May and that Iran does not control the waterway
