US Strikes Hit Dozens of Iranian Targets in Second Day of Attacks

US forces struck dozens of Iranian targets with aircraft, naval vessels and drones overnight into Monday. The operation marked the second consecutive day of American attacks and sought to degrade Iran's capacity to attack shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. An Iranian strike early Sunday hit a commercial ship, causing it to catch fire and forcing the crew to abandon the vessel.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards announced new strikes on targets in Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait and Oman. Jordan's army intercepted four Iranian missiles. Bahrain's military shot down several Iranian projectiles Monday morning, while Kuwait's army intercepted hostile aerial targets.

Air raid alerts sounded in Bahrain. Iranian state media reported two deaths from the latest US strikes, including one person killed and four wounded at a water pumping station in the southwestern city of Mahshahr. Iran's foreign ministry said the US attacks had returned insecurity to the Strait of Hormuz and rendered prior peace efforts futile.

Tehran threatened to stop complying with its June framework agreement with Washington if US commitments are not met. Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said of the agreement, "There is no doubt that this document is in crisis," and added that Iran would continue to withhold its own obligations when the other party failed to meet theirs.

President Donald Trump declared the April ceasefire over this week.

Oil prices rose as much as 4.5 percent, with the US benchmark WTI climbing to nearly $74 a barrel. Iran's Revolutionary Guards stated the Strait of Hormuz would be closed until further notice. US Central Command said the waterway remained open to all vessels seeking lawful transit.

Pakistan's foreign office expressed deep concern at the escalation in regional tensions. Iran's Mehr news agency reported fresh blasts of unknown origin around midday Monday on the west coast of Bandar Abbas.