The ‘facade’ of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire crumbles after largest round of fighting in months — ‘an undeclared naval war can escalate’

The battle for the Strait of Hormuz is heating up as the U.S. and Iran exchange bigger and bigger blows to control the critical energy chokepoint.

The past week has seen three rounds of strikes by the U.S. military, which is responding to Iranian attacks on commercial ships and defending a route that follows the Omani coast.

According to Central Command, U.S. forces hit a total of 300 targets “to degrade Iran’s ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial vessels freely transiting the strait.”

The biggest round came late Saturday, when about 140 Iranian military targets were struck, including missile and drone sites, naval capabilities, ammunition storage facilities, communication networks, and coastal surveillance locations, Central Command said.

A fourth wave came on Sunday as the U.S. conducted a “few strikes” on Iranian missile and air-defense systems as well as small boats around the strait, sources told the Financial Times.

Meanwhile, Iran has attacked Gulf Arab neighbors, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan and Oman, marking the most extensive fighting since April.

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