An American official said that the strikes against Iran are punitive and will not end soon, and that they were multiples of the previous strikes overnight. According to Al Arabiya, Reuters quoted a US official saying the attacks targeted Iranian air defense systems. He added: The targets in Iran included air defense systems, coastal surveillance systems, monitoring systems, and anti-ship cruise missiles. The US military confirmed that the aggression shown by Iran is unjustified and dangerous.

Al Arabiya also quoted Iran's Foreign Ministry as saying that the US attacks are a violation of the memorandum of understanding, and that Iran's response will be decisive.

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The US military had begun a series of attacks on Iranian targets in response to Iran's targeting of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.

CNN quotes a US official: The strikes against Iran are 'punitive' and will not end soon #العربية_عاجل — العربية عاجل (@AlArabiya_Brk) July 7, 2026

Al Arabiya quoted the US military as saying: We have begun a series of powerful strikes on targets in Iran that violate the ceasefire by attacking navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. Al Arabiya also quoted Iranian media as saying that 7 explosions occurred in Sirik in the south of the country, and that there were sounds of explosions in Qeshm and Bandar Abbas.