唐纳德·特朗普总统于2月28日宣布对伊朗采取“重大作战行动”，美国和以色列联合大规模打击军事、政府和基础设施场所。
在宣布为期两周的停火后，美国和伊朗4月份在巴基斯坦的首次会谈未能达成和平协议。
特朗普后来宣布无限期延长停火，并继续美国的封锁，直到谈判“以某种方式”结束。
中央司令部称，美国最新一轮打击已经完成
美国中央司令部称，美国连续第二个晚上对伊朗的军事打击已经完成。
中央司令部在一份声明中说，美国军队“完成了对多个目标的额外自卫打击”，包括针对伊朗军事监视能力、通信系统和防空场所。
声明接着说:“美国海军陆战队、空军和海军向伊朗目标发射精确弹药，对美国军队和通过该地区水域的国际商船构成威胁。这些袭击是对伊朗无端和持续侵略的回应。美国军队保持警惕、致命和准备就绪。”
中央司令部说霍尔木兹海峡是开放的
美国中央司令部否认伊朗关于霍尔木兹海峡已经关闭的说法，称商业船只继续通过这条水道进出。
伊朗称他们将对美国的打击做出回应
据伊朗国家媒体法尔斯通讯社(Fars News Agency)报道，伊朗誓言要对美国的打击“给予毁灭性和决定性的回应”。
IRGC声称已经完全关闭了霍尔木兹海峡
伊斯兰革命卫队声称，由于美国在伊朗的打击，他们已经完全关闭了霍尔木兹海峡。
根据官方媒体发表的一份声明，IRGC表示，出于安全考虑，海峡“宣布对所有船只关闭，包括油轮和商船，任何通道都将成为目标”。
IRGC海军称，该海峡已经关闭，等待进一步通知，同时声称美国一再违反停火协议。
在最新一轮罢工之前，特朗普与国家安全团队挤在一起
据两名美国官员称，在美国发动最新一轮袭击之前，唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)总统与其国家安全团队的主要成员一起讨论了袭击的范围以及对谈判的预期影响。
一名官员说，美国国务卿马尔科·卢比奥(John Kerry)和其他政府高级官员一直在与海湾国家的官员保持联系，因为他们已经做好准备，应对伊朗可能做出的比周二更大的报复反应。
另一名官员表示，早些时候前往伊朗的卡塔尔代表团(后来已经离开)这样做是为了维护剩余的停火协议，但他们无法证明足够有意义的进展，因此需要更多时间。
随着美国政府向伊朗施加更大的压力，要求其回到谈判桌前，卡塔尔调解人预计将保持沟通渠道的畅通。
美国在伊朗打击“多个目标”:中央司令部
根据美国中央司令部的一份帖子，美国军方连续第二个晚上在唐纳德·特朗普总统的命令下打击伊朗的“多个目标”。
“美国中央司令部部队在总司令的指示下，于美国东部时间今天下午5点15分开始对伊朗的多个目标发动额外的自卫打击，”中央司令部在一份帖子中说。"这些袭击是对伊朗无端的持续侵略的回应。"
海格塞斯:美国军方“今晚会很忙”
美国国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯(Pete Hegseth)周三在访问佛罗里达州坦帕市的美国中央司令部总部后发表讲话说，美国军方在伊朗“今晚将很忙”。
“中央司令部今晚会很忙，因为特朗普总统说，我们将严厉打击伊朗，我们会的。因为伊朗有机会达成一个好的协议，一个把他们说愿意做的事情整理成法律的好协议，但是他们一直不愿意做。
“正如特朗普总统所说，他们一直在敲打、敲打、敲打。你可以看到当有人试图点击，点击，点击一笔交易。相反，他们将从美利坚合众国向伊朗的关键设施投掷炸弹。“这并不是因为我们想重启任何我们不必重启的东西。因为我们是，陆军部准备设定条款，以确保我们得到特朗普总统期望的那种协议。”
以色列国防部长称与伊朗的战争“远未结束”
以色列国防部长伊斯雷尔·卡茨威胁说，如果伊朗再次袭击以色列，他将对伊朗动武，并称战争“远未结束”
“我们不能认为工作已经完成，反对伊朗的运动还远远没有结束。如果伊朗攻击以色列，它将遭受严重打击，就像我们几天前所做的那样。以色列国防军准备用强大的力量攻击伊朗，”卡茨周三在耶路撒冷说。
他说:“为了北部社区和以色列国的安全，我们继续打击各地的真主党恐怖分子，我们断然拒绝伊朗的威胁及其连接各个领域的企图。”。
伊朗表示将“坚决反对任何压力或威胁”
伊朗总统马苏德·佩泽什基安表示，面对美国对伊朗发动更多袭击的威胁，伊朗将“坚定不移”，并谴责对伊朗基础设施的威胁。
“威胁把他们作为目标——从交通网络到电力和水利行业——不是实力的展示，而是一个国家意志面前绝望的迹象，”他说。
在Pezeshkian发布帖子之前，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)表示，他的政府将“非常严厉地攻击(伊朗)”。
Pezeshkian说，伊朗“将坚定地反对任何压力或威胁”。
川普称美国协助200多艘船只穿越霍尔木兹海峡
美国总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)表示，美国协助船只穿越霍尔木兹海峡，称这一努力导致超过1亿桶石油通过该通道进入公开市场。
特朗普周三在社交媒体上发表帖子说，美国努力执行“支持油轮和其他商业船只通过霍尔木兹海峡的秘密任务”，导致200多艘船只“安全”通过海峡。
“这一大获成功的努力是因为美国控制了霍尔木兹海峡，而不是伊朗。他们的军队被打败了，他们的经济也失去了。对伊朗来说，一切都结束了，”特朗普写道。
早些时候，特朗普暗指美国明显采取行动刺激通过霍尔木兹海峡的航运，特朗普声称，美国前几天通过该海峡带走了22艘船，相当于数百万桶石油。
“你知道我们已经开采了数百万桶石油吗？没人知道。你知道谁不知道吗？伊朗，直到现在，”特朗普周三在白宫告诉记者。
特朗普声称，美国“摧毁”了伊朗的雷达，使扣押得以进行。
“前几天夜里，我们干掉了22艘没有灯光的船只，因为它们没有任何雷达，”特朗普说，并声称“这就是油价每桶85美元的原因。”
周三早些时候，川普在社交媒体上说，“除非我们想让它通过，否则没有东西可以通过美国在霍尔木兹海峡的海上封锁。”他补充说，“大量石油正在泄漏。”
美国称在阿曼海岸摧毁了一艘船只，3名船员失踪
美国中央司令部说，周三，一艘名为“塞特贝罗”号油轮在阿曼湾过境时被炸毁。
据印度外交部称，袭击发生后，有三名印度船员失踪。
中央司令部在一份声明中说，“在机组人员多次不遵守美国部队的指示后”，一架美国飞机向该船的发动机机组人员发射了精确弹药。
印度外交部表示，Settebello号上的21名印度船员获救，印度正在与阿曼当局协调行动。
早些时候，英国海上贸易运营中心发出警告，称地方当局接到报告称，这艘油轮“机舱失火”
UKMTO警告称，事故发生在阿曼苏哈尔东北20海里处。
印度外交部谴责对船只的袭击，称必须停止针对商业航运和民用基础设施的袭击。
声明说:“我们再次呼吁立即缓和紧张局势，结束正在进行的外交解决谈判，以便该地区能够恢复和平与稳定。”。
国际海事组织表示“强烈谴责”对这艘悬挂帕劳国旗的船只的袭击。
“这是完全不能接受的。国际海事组织秘书长阿尔西奥·多明格斯在一份声明中说:“我的心与三名失踪船员的家人和所有等待船员消息的人在一起。”。
特朗普说，炸弹“藏在”被伊朗击落的直升机上
唐纳德·特朗普总统周三在白宫发表讲话时表示，美国将“非常严厉地打击伊朗，恢复轰炸”。
“根据直升机，我想我们有权这么做，”特朗普说。
特朗普表示，本周早些时候在中东坠毁的直升机上有一枚炸弹，但没有爆炸。
“它着火了，但没有爆炸。那两个(飞行员)知道如何飞行，但他们非常幸运，”特朗普说。
Iran live updates: CENTCOM says latest round of strikes completed
President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.
Following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire,initial U.S.-Iran talksin Pakistan in April failed to reach a peace deal.
Trump later announced the open-ended extension of the ceasefire and the continuation of a U.S. blockade until negotiations are concluded "one way or the other."
Latest round of US strikes completed, CENTCOM says
U.S. military strikes against Iran on the second night in a row have been completed, U.S. Central Command said.
In a statement, CENTCOM said U.S. forces "completed additional self-defense strikes against multiple targets," including against Iranian military surveillance capabilities, communication systems and air defense sites.
The statement went on to say: "U.S. Marine Corps, Air Force, and Navy assets fired precision munitions on Iranian targets that posed a threat to U.S. forces and international commercial ships transiting regional waters. The strikes are in response to Iran's unwarranted and continued aggression. U.S. forces remain vigilant, lethal, and ready."
CENTCOM says Strait of Hormuz is open
U.S. Central Command is denyingIran's claimthat the Strait of Hormuz is closed,sayingthat commercial ships continue to transit in and out of the waterway.
Iran says they will respond to US strikes
Iran vowed to "give a crushing and decisive response" to the U.S. strikes, according to Iran's Fars News Agency state media.
IRGC claims to have completely closed Strait of Hormuz
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it has completely closed the Strait of Hormuz due to U.S. strikes in Iran.
The IRGC said the strait is "declared closed to all vessels, including oil tankers and commercial ships, due to security concerns, and any passage will be targeted," according to a statement published by state media.
The strait is closed until further notice, the IRGC Navy said while alleging the U.S. has repeatedly violated the ceasefire.
Trump huddled with national security team ahead of latest round of strikes
Ahead of the latest round of U.S. strikes, President Donald Trump huddled with key members of his national security team to discuss the scope of the attacks as well as the anticipated impact on negotiations, according to two U.S. officials.
One official said that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other top administration officials have been in contact with their counterparts in the Gulf states as they brace for what is widely expected to be a larger retaliatory response from Iran than what occurred Tuesday.
Another official said the Qatari delegation that traveled to Iran earlier (and has since left) did so as part of a last-ditch effort to preserve what remained of the ceasefire, but that they were unable to demonstrate enough meaningful progress to make a case for more time.
The Qatari mediators are expected to keep the lines of communication open as the administration ratchets up kinetic pressure on Iran to come to the table.
US striking 'multiple targets' in Iran: CENTCOM
For a second night in a row, the U.S. military is striking "multiple targets" in Iran on President Donald Trump's orders, according to a post by U.S. Central Command.
"U.S. Central Command forces began launching additional self-defense strikes today at 5:15 p.m. ET against multiple targets in Iran at the Commander in Chief's direction," CENTCOM said in a post. "The strikes are in response to Iran’s unwarranted and continued aggression."
Hegseth: US military 'will be busy tonight'
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. military "will be busy tonight" in Iran during remarks after visiting the U.S. Central Command headquarters in Tampa, Florida, on Wednesday.
"Central Command will be busy tonight because President Trump said we will be hitting Iran hard, and we will be. Because Iran has a chance to make a good deal, a great deal to codify what they said they've been willing to do, and they haven't been willing to do it," Hegseth told reporters.
"As President Trump said, they've been tap, tap, tapping. You can see when someone's trying to tap, tap, tap on a deal. Instead, they're going to have tap, tap, tap bombs dropping on key facilities in Iran from the United States of America," Hegseth continued. "And that's not because we want to restart anything we don't have to restart. It's because we are, the War Department is prepared to set the terms to ensure that we get the kind of deal President Trump expects."
Israeli defense minister says war with Iran 'far from over'
Israel Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened force against Iran if it strikes Israel again, saying the war is "far from over."
"We must not think that the work is done, the campaign against Iran is far from over. If Iran attacks Israel, it will suffer a severe blow, as we did a few days ago. The IDF is prepared to attack Iran with great force," Katz said speaking in Jerusalem on Wednesday.
"We continue to attack Hezbollah terrorists everywhere for the sake of the security of the northern communities and the State of Israel, and we categorically reject Iran's threats and its attempt to link the arenas," he said.
Iran says it will 'stand firm against any pressure or threat'
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says the country will "stand firm" amid threats from the U.S. of more attacks against the country, denouncing threats against Iranian infrastructure.
"Threats to target them – from transportation networks to the electricity and water industries – are not a show of strength but a sign of desperation in the face of a nation’s will,” he said.
Pezeshkian’s post comes after President Donald Trump said his administration would be “attacking [Iran] very hard."
Iran "will stand firm against any pressure or threat," Pezeshkian said.
Trump says US assisted over 200 vessels in traveling through Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump said the U.S. assisted vessels in traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, saying the effort resulted in over 100 million barrels of oil traveling through the passage and into the open market.
The U.S. worked to execute a "secret mission to support Oil Tankers and other Commercial Ships through the Strait of Hormuz" resulting in more than 200 ships "safely" traveling through the Strait, Trump said in a post on social media Wednesday.
"This wildly successful effort is because the UNITED STATES of AMERICA CONTROLS the Strait of Hormuz — NOT Iran. Their military is defeated, and their economy is lost. It’s over for Iran," Trump wrote.
Earlier, Trump alluded to apparent U.S. operations to stimulate shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, with Trump claiming that the U.S. took 22 ships, amounting to millions of barrels of oil, through the strait the other day.
"Do you know we've been taking out millions of barrels of oil? Nobody knows it. You know who doesn't know about it? Iran, until right now," Trump told reporters at the White House on Wednesday.
Trump claimed the U.S. "blasted" Iran's radar, enabling the seizures.
"We took out the other night 22 ships late at night with no lights, because they don't have any radar," Trump said, claiming "that’s why oil’s $85 a barrel."
Earlier Wednesday, Trump said on social media that nothing is getting through the U.S. Naval blockade at the Strait of Hormuz "unless we want it to." He added, "Lots of oil is getting out."
US says it disabled vessel off coast of Oman, 3 crewmembers reported missing
U.S. Central Command said it disabled a vessel, the M/T Settebello tanker, as it transited in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday.
Three Indian crewmembers have been reported missing after the attack, according to the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
A U.S. aircraft fired precision munitions at the ship’s engine crew "after the crew repeatedly failed to comply with directions from American forces," CENTCOM said in a statement.
Twenty-one Indian crewmembers of the Settebello were rescued and India is coordinating with Omani authorities regarding the operation, the Indian ministry said.
Earlier the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center issued a warning saying local authorities received a report the tanker "experienced a fire in their engine room."
The incident occurred 20 nautical miles northeast of Sohar, Oman, the UKMTO warning said.
India's Foreign Ministry is condemning the attack on the ship saying the targeting of commercial shipping and civilian infrastructure must end.
"We reiterate our call for immediate de-escalation of tensions, and the conclusion of ongoing negotiations for a diplomatic solution so that peace and stability can return to the region," the statement said.
The International Maritime Organization said it "strongly condemns" the attack of the ship sailing under the flag of Palau.
"This is simply unacceptable. My thoughts are with the families of the three missing seafarers and with all those awaiting news of the crew members," IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said in a statement.
Bomb was 'lodged in the helicopter' downed by Iran, Trump says
President Donald Trump said that the U.S. is going to be attacking Iran "very hard, resuming bombing" on Wednesday, during remarks at the White House.
"Based on the helicopter, I guess we have the right to do," Trump said.
Trump said there was a bomb lodged in the helicopter that went down in the Middle East earlier this week that didn't explode.
"It was on fire, but it didn't explode. Those two [pilots], they knew how to fly, but they got very lucky," Trump said.
