Ankara / Anadolu

The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Saturday the completion of the latest wave of overnight strikes on Iran, for the seventh consecutive night.

CENTCOM clarified in a post on the American platform X that the strikes targeted Iranian surveillance points, military logistics infrastructure, and naval capabilities.

It added: "The U.S. Central Command continues to hold Iran accountable, and continues to enforce the maritime blockade."

For days, the United States has been launching successive waves of strikes on sites inside Iran, while Tehran attacks what it says are American ships, facilities, and military bases in several countries in the region.

On June 18 last, Washington and Tehran signed a memorandum of understanding that included a halt to military operations and the start of negotiations to reach a broader agreement.

However, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on July 8 the end of the interim agreement, following the targeting of three ships in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting Washington to resume its strikes inside Iran, amid escalating Iranian responses in the region.

Washington demands ensuring freedom and security of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, while Tehran insists on imposing a mechanism to regulate ship passage through the strategic waterway, exacerbating fears of disruption to oil and gas exports from the region.