Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Central Command, said Tuesday evening that Iran deliberately attacked seven commercial ships over the past seven days, resulting in the death, injury, or loss of more than ten civilian crew members.

In a statement on social media, he added: 'Iranian forces also launched dozens of missiles and drones toward neighboring Gulf countries.'

U.S. President Donald Trump had stated that strikes on Iran 'will continue until I say that's enough.'

In an interview with 'Special Report' on Fox News, Trump said that Iranian military capabilities have 'declined,' but 'they still have some capacity to resist.'

He added that the strikes would continue in the coming hours, and he expected additional attacks that might extend into next week.