Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz to all shipping early Sunday, with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps saying it would remain shut until the United States ends its military intervention in the region. The IRGC warned of a "hard response" to any retaliation and threatened to strike hostile bases across the Middle East.
The closure follows a third round of US airstrikes this week, which hit over 140 Iranian military targets including missile sites and ammunition depots. President Donald Trump declared the ceasefire with Iran void after the IRGC attacked the Cyprus-flagged container ship GFS Galaxy, causing a fire that forced the crew to abandon ship off the coast of Oman. India confirmed one crew member, an Indian national, remains missing. Iran retaliated with ballistic missiles and drones targeting US bases in Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi traveled to Oman, where he received an Omani proposal for Tehran's internal deliberations.