{"id":2123059,"date":"2026-09-01T18:48:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T15:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2123059"},"modified":"2026-09-01T18:48:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T15:48:01","slug":"iran-us-launches-fresh-strikes-as-hostilities-flare-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2123059","title":{"rendered":"Iran: US launches fresh strikes as hostilities flare again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/78567044_6.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"sk6xmai\">\n<div class=\"content-area sa7l9jt s9mg977\">\n<section data-tracking-name=\"sharing-icons-inline\" class=\"c75t7t0 hh5424a in-line closed\">\n<div class=\"copy-button-wrapper closed\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5K1qu<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"s4bcs45\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/78567044_800.webp 50w, https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/78567044_801.webp 129w, https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/78567044_802.webp 352w, https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/78567044_803.webp 575w\" media=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 575px)\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" \/><figcaption class=\"c1oedowi m1ho1h07 lofg86o blt0baw rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b16w0xvi\">US President Trump described the strikes as &#8220;large and powerful.&#8221; Iran said the US will &#8220;regret&#8221; its latest attacks.<small class=\"copyright c19ed66t icns9en idu7i8u lxmvniw m4xla6a rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b16w0xvi\">Image: U.S. Navy\/Planet Pix\/ZUMA\/picture alliance<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text t1fzgn0z l1evdo4u blt0baw rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b16w0xvi\">\n<p>Hostilities in the <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/strait-of-hormuz\/t-76193780\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a> flared up again on Tuesday evening as the <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/united-states-of-america\/t-19065189\">United States<\/a> launched fresh <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/iran-war\/t-76168615\">strikes on Iranian targets<\/a> in and around the strategic waterway.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Explosions were heard again in Bandar Abbas city and Qeshm island,&#8221; Iranian state television reported, adding that blasts were also heard on Lavan island, home to one of <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/iran\/t-18996175\">Iran<\/a>&#8216;s Gulf oil export terminals.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/iran-wars-economic-impact\/t-76891279\">Oil prices<\/a> rose in the wake of the latest attacks with US crude up by as much as 5%.<\/p>\n<p>The US military&#8217;s Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed the strikes, saying they were in response to &#8220;recent attempted attacks by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and against American service members deployed to the region.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>US President <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-president-donald-trump-russia-ukraine-israel-gaza-tariffs-trade-war\/t-19434433\">Donald Trump<\/a> said the strikes, which he described as &#8220;large and powerful,&#8221; were retaliation for &#8220;failed&#8221; Iranian attempts to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz and the firing of &#8220;eight missiles&#8221; towards a US military base in Jordan, all of which he claimed were shot down.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If the failed Nation of Iran retaliates for this very justified attack, they will be hit again at a much harder and higher level,&#8221; Trump wrote in his latest social media threat. &#8220;But it will not be the biggest attack of them all. That is waiting in the wings.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Iran: IRGC vows to respond to US strikes<\/h2>\n<p>An IRGC spokesman, quoted by the Fars state news agency, said the US would &#8220;regret&#8221; its latest attacks, which state television said included a strike on Jiroft airport in southeastern Iran, about 300 kilometers (186 miles) inland from the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s joint military command said its armed forces would deliver what they described as &#8220;crushing and devastating blows&#8221; against the US, while state media said the army had launched operations\u00a0against unspecified\u00a0US targets in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The Tasnim news agency said a &#8220;decisive operation by Iran&#8217;s armed forces in response to the US enemy has begun. The US bases and interests in the region are being targeted by Iranian missiles and drones.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>G20: US threatens further sanctions on Iran<\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that his department was planning to impose <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-announces-bid-to-further-isolate-iran-economically\/a-78483909\">fresh sanctions on Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are probably going to announce a bank sanction this week, and we will announce one the week after,&#8221; Bessent said on the sidelines of the <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/g20-group-of-20\/t-17358948\">G20 meeting of finance ministers<\/a> in North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are speaking to our allies here, who have all come forward, and we have had a great show of support.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He also said the US was considering airplane leasing companies and other companies which continue to do business with the IRGC.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have zero tolerance,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We are going to economically asphyxiate this regime.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Iran&#8217;s\u00a0Pezeshkian meets Putin<\/h2>\n<p>The latest flare-up comes just hours after Iranian President <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/irans-president-time-to-end-war-in-position-of-strength\/a-78460267\">Masoud Pezeshkian<\/a> said earlier on Tuesday that Tehran would <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/iran-says-it-will-return-to-ceasefire-if-us-does\/a-78586314\">reciprocate\u00a0any US move that signals a\u00a0return to the collapsed interim ceasefire deal.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pezeshkian, speaking after the\u00a0US and Iran had already resumed exchanges of fire\u00a0for the first time in over a month, accused Washington of &#8220;reneging on its commitments&#8221; under the agreement, which fell apart in June, with both sides accusing the other of violating the agreement&#8217;s terms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pezeshkian was speaking on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek, <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/kyrgyzstan\/t-38960474\">Kyrgyzstan<\/a>, where he also met Russian President <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/vladimir-putin\/t-17449200\">Vladimir Putin<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Putin reportedly told Pezeshkian that Russia stood in solidarity with Iran, and that the two countries would maintain their economic relationships despite the current turbulence.<\/p>\n<p>Pezeshkian thanked Putin and criticized the US for having &#8220;no right&#8221; to impose sanctions on other countries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited by: Elizabeth Schumacher<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If you rely on our team for trusted reporting, please take a moment to <\/em><a rel=\"noopener follow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=dw.com\" title=\"External link \u2014 select us as your Preferred Source on Google\">select us as your Preferred Source on Google<\/a><em>, so you&#8217;ll always see our verified news first.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text t1fzgn0z l1evdo4u blt0baw rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b16w0xvi\">\n<p>Hostilities in the <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/strait-of-hormuz\/t-76193780\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a> flared up again on Tuesday evening as the <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/united-states-of-america\/t-19065189\">United States<\/a> launched fresh <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/iran-war\/t-76168615\">strikes on Iranian targets<\/a> in and around the strategic waterway.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Explosions were heard again in Bandar Abbas city and Qeshm island,&#8221; Iranian state television reported, adding that blasts were also heard on Lavan island, home to one of <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/iran\/t-18996175\">Iran<\/a>&#8216;s Gulf oil export terminals.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/iran-wars-economic-impact\/t-76891279\">Oil prices<\/a> rose in the wake of the latest attacks with US crude up by as much as 5%.<\/p>\n<p>The US military&#8217;s Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed the strikes, saying they were in response to &#8220;recent attempted attacks by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and against American service members deployed to the region.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>US President <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-president-donald-trump-russia-ukraine-israel-gaza-tariffs-trade-war\/t-19434433\">Donald Trump<\/a> said the strikes, which he described as &#8220;large and powerful,&#8221; were retaliation for &#8220;failed&#8221; Iranian attempts to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz and the firing of &#8220;eight missiles&#8221; towards a US military base in Jordan, all of which he claimed were shot down.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If the failed Nation of Iran retaliates for this very justified attack, they will be hit again at a much harder and higher level,&#8221; Trump wrote in his latest social media threat. &#8220;But it will not be the biggest attack of them all. That is waiting in the wings.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Iran: IRGC vows to respond to US strikes<\/h2>\n<p>An IRGC spokesman, quoted by the Fars state news agency, said the US would &#8220;regret&#8221; its latest attacks, which state television said included a strike on Jiroft airport in southeastern Iran, about 300 kilometers (186 miles) inland from the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s joint military command said its armed forces would deliver what they described as &#8220;crushing and devastating blows&#8221; against the US, while state media said the army had launched operations\u00a0against unspecified\u00a0US targets in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The Tasnim news agency said a &#8220;decisive operation by Iran&#8217;s armed forces in response to the US enemy has begun. The US bases and interests in the region are being targeted by Iranian missiles and drones.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>G20: US threatens further sanctions on Iran<\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that his department was planning to impose <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-announces-bid-to-further-isolate-iran-economically\/a-78483909\">fresh sanctions on Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are probably going to announce a bank sanction this week, and we will announce one the week after,&#8221; Bessent said on the sidelines of the <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/g20-group-of-20\/t-17358948\">G20 meeting of finance ministers<\/a> in North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are speaking to our allies here, who have all come forward, and we have had a great show of support.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He also said the US was considering airplane leasing companies and other companies which continue to do business with the IRGC.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have zero tolerance,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We are going to economically asphyxiate this regime.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Iran&#8217;s\u00a0Pezeshkian meets Putin<\/h2>\n<p>The latest flare-up comes just hours after Iranian President <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/irans-president-time-to-end-war-in-position-of-strength\/a-78460267\">Masoud Pezeshkian<\/a> said earlier on Tuesday that Tehran would <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/iran-says-it-will-return-to-ceasefire-if-us-does\/a-78586314\">reciprocate\u00a0any US move that signals a\u00a0return to the collapsed interim ceasefire deal.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pezeshkian, speaking after the\u00a0US and Iran had already resumed exchanges of fire\u00a0for the first time in over a month, accused Washington of &#8220;reneging on its commitments&#8221; under the agreement, which fell apart in June, with both sides accusing the other of violating the agreement&#8217;s terms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pezeshkian was speaking on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek, <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/kyrgyzstan\/t-38960474\">Kyrgyzstan<\/a>, where he also met Russian President <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/vladimir-putin\/t-17449200\">Vladimir Putin<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Putin reportedly told Pezeshkian that Russia stood in solidarity with Iran, and that the two countries would maintain their economic relationships despite the current turbulence.<\/p>\n<p>Pezeshkian thanked Putin and criticized the US for having &#8220;no right&#8221; to impose sanctions on other countries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited by: Elizabeth Schumacher<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If you rely on our team for trusted reporting, please take a moment to <\/em><a rel=\"noopener follow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=dw.com\" title=\"External link \u2014 select us as your Preferred Source on Google\">select us as your Preferred Source on Google<\/a><em>, so you&#8217;ll always see our verified news first.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hostilities in the <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/strait-of-hormuz\/t-76193780\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a> flared up again on Tuesday evening as the <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/united-states-of-america\/t-19065189\">United States<\/a> launched fresh <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/iran-war\/t-76168615\">strikes on Iranian targets<\/a> in and around the strategic waterway.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Explosions were heard again in Bandar Abbas city and Qeshm island,&#8221; Iranian state television reported, adding that blasts were also heard on Lavan island, home to one of <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/iran\/t-18996175\">Iran<\/a>&#8216;s Gulf oil export terminals.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/iran-wars-economic-impact\/t-76891279\">Oil prices<\/a> rose in the wake of the latest attacks with US crude up by as much as 5%.<\/p>\n<p>The US military&#8217;s Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed the strikes, saying they were in response to &#8220;recent attempted attacks by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and against American service members deployed to the region.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>US President <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-president-donald-trump-russia-ukraine-israel-gaza-tariffs-trade-war\/t-19434433\">Donald Trump<\/a> said the strikes, which he described as &#8220;large and powerful,&#8221; were retaliation for &#8220;failed&#8221; Iranian attempts to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz and the firing of &#8220;eight missiles&#8221; towards a US military base in Jordan, all of which he claimed were shot down.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If the failed Nation of Iran retaliates for this very justified attack, they will be hit again at a much harder and higher level,&#8221; Trump wrote in his latest social media threat. &#8220;But it will not be the biggest attack of them all. That is waiting in the wings.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>An IRGC spokesman, quoted by the Fars state news agency, said the US would &#8220;regret&#8221; its latest attacks, which state television said included a strike on Jiroft airport in southeastern Iran, about 300 kilometers (186 miles) inland from the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s joint military command said its armed forces would deliver what they described as &#8220;crushing and devastating blows&#8221; against the US, while state media said the army had launched operations\u00a0against unspecified\u00a0US targets in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The Tasnim news agency said a &#8220;decisive operation by Iran&#8217;s armed forces in response to the US enemy has begun. The US bases and interests in the region are being targeted by Iranian missiles and drones.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that his department was planning to impose <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-announces-bid-to-further-isolate-iran-economically\/a-78483909\">fresh sanctions on Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are probably going to announce a bank sanction this week, and we will announce one the week after,&#8221; Bessent said on the sidelines of the <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/g20-group-of-20\/t-17358948\">G20 meeting of finance ministers<\/a> in North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are speaking to our allies here, who have all come forward, and we have had a great show of support.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He also said the US was considering airplane leasing companies and other companies which continue to do business with the IRGC.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have zero tolerance,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We are going to economically asphyxiate this regime.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The latest flare-up comes just hours after Iranian President <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/irans-president-time-to-end-war-in-position-of-strength\/a-78460267\">Masoud Pezeshkian<\/a> said earlier on Tuesday that Tehran would <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/iran-says-it-will-return-to-ceasefire-if-us-does\/a-78586314\">reciprocate\u00a0any US move that signals a\u00a0return to the collapsed interim ceasefire deal.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pezeshkian, speaking after the\u00a0US and Iran had already resumed exchanges of fire\u00a0for the first time in over a month, accused Washington of &#8220;reneging on its commitments&#8221; under the agreement, which fell apart in June, with both sides accusing the other of violating the agreement&#8217;s terms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pezeshkian was speaking on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek, <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/kyrgyzstan\/t-38960474\">Kyrgyzstan<\/a>, where he also met Russian President <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/vladimir-putin\/t-17449200\">Vladimir Putin<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Putin reportedly told Pezeshkian that Russia stood in solidarity with Iran, and that the two countries would maintain their economic relationships despite the current turbulence.<\/p>\n<p>Pezeshkian thanked Putin and criticized the US for having &#8220;no right&#8221; to impose sanctions on other countries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited by: Elizabeth Schumacher<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If you rely on our team for trusted reporting, please take a moment to <\/em><a rel=\"noopener follow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=dw.com\" title=\"External link \u2014 select us as your Preferred Source on Google\">select us as your Preferred Source on Google<\/a><em>, so you&#8217;ll always see our verified news first.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/iran-us-launches-fresh-strikes-as-hostilities-flare-again\/a-78655364&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/78567044_6.jpg&#8221;] https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5K1qu US President Trump described the strikes as &#8220;large and powerful.&#8221; Iran said the US will &#8220;regret&#8221; its latest attacks.Image: U.S. Navy\/Planet Pix\/ZUMA\/picture alliance Hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz flared up again on Tuesday evening as the United States launched fresh strikes on Iranian targets in and around the strategic waterway. 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