U.S. forces carried out airstrikes targeting Iran near the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. online outlet Axios reported on the 27th local time.
The attack was in response to Iran's assault on a merchant ship that morning. Earlier, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said a tanker was attacked that day in the Strait of Hormuz by an "unidentified projectile."
U.S. airstrikes on Iran have continued for two consecutive days. The day before, the U.S. military also struck Iranian missile and drone storage facilities around the Strait of Hormuz as retaliation for Iran's attack on a merchant ship.
Iran also moved to strike back. Bahraini media outlets, where the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet is stationed, reported that morning they came under an Iranian drone attack. In response, the Bahrain Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticized Iran, calling it "a clear violation of Bahrain's sovereignty."
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned, "We attacked the bases of the American terrorist forces in the region," adding, "If there are repeated attacks, our response will be broader than this."
Follow-up talks on a U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding (MOU) to end hostilities began on the 18th, but there are concerns the truce has become more precarious as both sides continue military exchanges. Israel is also continuing to strike southern Lebanon, a stronghold of the Iran-aligned militant faction Hezbollah.