The United States bombed Iran again, Tehran retaliated with attacks on American bases in the Gulf

The United States (US) has struck more than 80 targets in Iran in response to Iranian attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, which prompted Tehran's attacks on US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain this morning, the American news agency AP reported.

Washington has also reimposed economic sanctions on Iranian oil.

Both sides accuse each other of violating a memorandum of understanding, signed on June 17, to end the war that began on February 28 with the US-Israeli attack on the Islamic Republic.

The deal included the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the world's crude oil and liquefied natural gas normally passes, the closure of which has destabilized the global economy and caused a sharp rise in prices. The memorandum also included the lifting of US sanctions on Iranian oil.

Three ships were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz yesterday, the UK's maritime safety agency UKMTO said on Tuesday. Qatar and Saudi Arabia have blamed Iran for two of the attacks.

Condemning "Iranian attacks and flagrant violations of the ceasefire," the US military launched a series of strikes on Iran, claiming to have hit more than 80 targets, including Iranian air defense systems, the US Central Command (Centcom) said.

Iran, whose media reported on Tuesday about explosions at locations near the Strait of Hormuz, immediately warned the US about the "violation" of the memorandum of understanding, stating that it would "take decisive measures to protect its interests and national security."

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iran's ideological army, announced early this morning that it had struck 85 facilities at US military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain.

Other details of the Iranian attack have not yet been announced.