Tehran / Anadolu

The Hormozgan province in southern Iran announced on Saturday that the United States launched attacks on 95 sites in 12 cities in the province over the past 10 days.

The province said in a statement regarding the US attacks that the attacks resulted in the deaths of 8 people.

The United States began its latest attacks on Iran on the night of July 7-8, targeting in particular the southern regions of the country and infrastructure facilities there.

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

On June 18, 2026, 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, US President Donald Trump announced on July 8 the end of the interim agreement, after the targeting of 3 ships in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting Washington to resume its strikes inside Iran amid escalating Iranian responses in the region.

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