US military is conducting fresh strikes on Iran

FILE PHOTO: A sailor signals the launch of an F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford during Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 15, 2026. (DOW photo)
 

WASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. military is conducting fresh strikes on Iran, the U.S. Central Command said on Wednesday, hours after President Donald Trump declared that an interim agreement to end the war with Iran was "over."

It said the strikes were aimed at degrading Iran's ability to threaten freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.

"The United States is holding Iran accountable for recent unjustified aggression against commercial shipping and civilian crews freely navigating a vital international waterway," U.S. Central Command wrote in a post on X.