The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Wednesday on the social media platform X the initiation of a wave of attacks against Iran. The bombings began this morning and are designed to "further degrade" the military capabilities that Iranian forces have allegedly used to attack commercial traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, the military command indicated.

President Donald Trump stated on Tuesday that he was not willing to resume negotiations with Iran. Meanwhile, the Islamic Republic's Army Ground Force issued a statement vowing to respond to the missile attack perpetrated by the United States in the town of Bampur. The spokesperson for the Iranian government reported that more than 30 civilians have been killed in those strikes. Likewise, the Iranian Ministry of Health noted that the number of wounded has risen to more than 260.

New Escalation

The United States and Iran have exchanged military strikes for several days amid an escalation that has included U.S. bombings on Iranian territory and Tehran's reprisals against Washington's bases in the region. CENTCOM also announced the resumption of the naval blockade against Iranian ports.

President Trump has warned that the attacks will continue until Iran's military capabilities are degraded and has threatened to strike power plants, bridges, and energy targets if the Islamic Republic does not agree to negotiate. The president declared that operations will persist until he himself "says that enough is enough" and did not rule out a ground operation against the oil island of Kharg.

For its part, Tehran maintains that it is responding to what it characterizes as U.S. violations of the memorandum of understanding. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has warned that "not a single drop of oil or gas" will be exported from the region as long as U.S. aggression continues. The Iranian military asserts that it has already executed several phases of retaliatory operations against Washington's installations.