Published Jul 12, 2026, 10:39 PM ET · Updated 4 months ago · 1 source

US launches new wave of strikes against Iran as Tehran says diplomacy has proven ‘futile’

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US launches new wave of strikes against Iran as Tehran says diplomacy has proven ‘futile’

The US military has launched a new wave of attacks against Iran amid the escalating standoff over the strait of Hormuz, with Tehran saying the latest strikes had “rendered futile” all the diplomatic efforts of the past few months. The US military began launching more strikes against Iran at 9pm GMT on Sunday, US Central Command (Centcom) said on X, “to continue degrading their ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships freely transiting the Strait of Hormuz”. It's still free to rea