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Explosions have been reported in the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island \u2013 which is home to an underground \u201cmissile city\u201d \u2013 Monday \u2013 as US Central Command announced forces had completed another wave of strikes against the clerical regime.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Iranian and US forces have been exchanging retaliatory strikes in recent days after President Trump declared the memorandum of understanding between the two nations dead.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not known if the blasts caused any damage or casualties, according to Iran\u2019s semi-official news agency Mehr.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bandar Abbas is strategically important as it\u2019s located on the coast of the Strait of Hormuz. Qeshm Island, which is surrounded by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, is a key location where the regime houses ballistic missiles.<\/p>\n

Iran has claimed it has shot down a \u201chostile Lucas-type\u201d American drone over Bandar Abbas, according to Mehr.<\/p>\n

It comes as CENTCOM announced American forces had hit \u201cdozens of targets\u201d as part of its latest wave of attacks.<\/p>\n

The strikes \u201cdegrade Iran\u2019s ability to continue attacking international shipping flowing through the Strait of Hormuz,\u201d CENTCOM said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cCENTCOM forces struck Iranian military air-defense systems, coastal radar sites, missile and drone capabilities, and small boats using US fighter aircraft, naval vessels, one-way attack aerial drones, and one-way attack sea drones for the first time,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Strait of Hormuz is a vital maritime corridor for global trade. Iran does not control it.<\/p>\n

\u201cUS forces are postured and prepared to ensure that freedom of navigation remains available to commercial shipping despite Iran\u2019s continued unwarranted aggression, harassment, threats, and arbitrary declarations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Tehran says it has targeted US military sites in Bahrain, Kuwait, and destroyed radar systems in Oman in response.<\/p>\n

Tehran has vowed it has closed the strait, which has sent oil prices rising. <\/p>\n

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Brent crude rose by 3% Monday \u2014 although it remains well below peaks reached earlier in the near five-month-old conflict.<\/p>\n

Tehran wants to establish a permit system for ships using the vital waterway, but Washington says Tehran \u201cdoes not control the strait.\u201d<\/p>\n

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With Post wires.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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