Iran says will target any vessel traffic in Strait of Hormuz after U.S. strikes in latest escalation

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“Any vas  postulation   done  the Strait of Hormuz volition  beryllium  targeted” the Khatam al-Anbiya bid  said, according to Tasnim quality    agency. File

“Any vas postulation done the Strait of Hormuz volition beryllium targeted” the Khatam al-Anbiya bid said, according to Tasnim quality agency. File | Photo Credit: Reuters

Iran’s subject bid said connected Thursday (June 11, 2026) it volition people immoderate vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz, aft it struck 2 vessels attempting to walk done the strategical waterway.

“Any vas postulation done the Strait of Hormuz volition beryllium targeted” the Khatam al-Anbiya bid said, according to Tasnim quality agency, adding that the strait is present “completely closed to each types of vessel”, pursuing caller U.S. airstrikes against Iran.

The Iranian navy, quoted by authorities tv IRIB and the Mehr agency, said that “two ships attempting to illegally walk done the Strait of Hormuz were hit”.

New rounds of U.S. airstrikes against Iran

The U.S. subject said connected Wednesday (June 10, 2026) nighttime that it has begun caller circular of strikes against Iran aft President Donald Trump said much were coming. The escalating attacks threatened to derail efforts to extremity the war, with Mr. Trump informing that Tehran would "pay the price" for stalled negotiations.

U.S. Central Command said successful a societal media station that the subject is striking "multiple targets successful Iran" and that it's being done "in effect to Iran's unwarranted and continued aggression".

The strikes travel a time aft the U.S. struck Iran pursuing the clang of an Army chopper adjacent the Strait of Hormuz that Mr. Trump blamed connected the Islamic Republic.

Mr. Trump urged Iran to motion a woody to extremity the war.

Earlier connected Wednesday (June 10), the U.S. subject said it had fired connected an lipid tanker attempting to transport lipid from Iran successful usurpation of its blockade connected Iranian ports.

Iran's United Nations envoy said the U.S. should refrain from threats of unit if it wants a deal.

"Iran has ne'er negotiated nether threats and unit and volition ne'er taxable to unit oregon question," Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani told the UN Security Council connected Wednesday.

(With inputs from AP, AFP)

Published - June 11, 2026 04:14 americium IST

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