US strikes oil tankers, Tehran claims attacks on US-linked vessels

Secretary of State Marco Rubio was asked about the latest U.S. strikes on Iran and the prospects of returning to the memorandum of understanding reached in June—something mediating nations have been attempting to encourage but the Trump administration has repeatedly rebuffed.

"Well look, that ship, in many ways, has sailed," Rubio said of the scrapped agreement, during a phone interview with Fox News.

"At the core issue here is that they’re never going to have a nuclear weapon," he continued. "As long as they continue to endeavor, or claim to want one, they’re going to pay a price for it. And that price is going to be primarily economic, but we reserve the right as we said, to take military action when necessary, not just to protect ourselves but to prevent them from being able to threaten others as well."

President Donald Trump proposed renaming the Strait of Hormuz to "TRUMP STRAIT" on Wednesday.

"Now that we have it under U.S.A. control, should we change the name Hormuz Strait to TRUMP STRAIT??? Like America itself, it would be “hotter” than ever before!" Trump said in a post on social media.

Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said a U.S. strike in Kuhestak Tuesday evening hit a wedding ceremony, describing it as a war crime.

"These barbaric war crimes, which constitute a gross violation of the fundamental principles of international law," the ministry said in a statement.

The Iranian Red Crescent said at least four people were killed and 67 others were injured in the alleged attack.

U.S. Central Command spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins said Wednesday the U.S. is now looking into the reports.

"We’re aware of the reports, which originated from Iranian state media and we are looking into them. The U.S. military never targets civilians, unlike the IRGC," Hawkins said. 

Earlier Tuesday evening, Hawkins had said CENTCOM is aware of the reports, but had not said it is looking into it. 

Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced 17 million barrels of oil transited the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, saying it marked the highest level of ‌crude oil to pass through the waterway since the conflict with Iran began.

"I can announce right now that yesterday, through the Strait of Hormuz, over 17 million barrels of oil flowed, the record since before the conflict," Wright told reporters late Tuesday evening from Venezuela.

-ABC News' Mariam Khan