The U.S. military launched a military strike against Iran on September 1 local time.

The U.S. Central Command, which oversees military operations against Iran, posted on X (formerly Twitter) that day, "U.S. forces began strikes against targets of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) at noon Eastern Time."

It explained, "This attack is a measure taken in response to recent attempts by the IRGC to attack civilian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and U.S. service members deployed in the region (the Middle East)."

Iran's state-run IRNA broadcaster reported that explosions were heard in Bandar Abbas, home to a major port in southern Iran, and on Kish Island (referred to as Geshum Island in the original text) in the Strait of Hormuz.

While reporting that multiple blasts were observed in the area, IRNA stated that the cause remains unclear.

The U.S. military's attack on Iran comes just two days after it struck two IRGC rocket launchers used for laying naval mines on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz on August 30.

Following that attack, Iran responded by firing multiple missiles targeting technical infrastructure, maintenance facilities, and fighter jet parking aprons at two U.S.-stationed air bases in Jordan, including the Muvaffaq Salti Air Base (Malik-Hussein) and Azraq Air Base.

The U.S. military's attack on this day is interpreted as retaliation for Iran's response.

U.S. President Donald Trump had previously warned of retaliation in a phone call with a Fox News reporter the day before, stating that there would be a powerful strike against Iran.

This marks the resumption of armed clashes between the two sides about a month after U.S. military strikes against Iran were suspended under President Trump's order on July 24.

In particular, as there is a possibility of another retaliatory attack by Iran in response to the U.S. military's strike on this day, military tensions in the Middle East are expected to heighten further.

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