Iran live updates: US carries out latest round of strikes, resumes naval blockade

U.S. forces completed another round of strikes against Iran, U.S. Central Command said in a statement late Tuesday night.

The statement says the U.S. hit "dozens of military targets near the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian coastal areas" during what it described as a "seven-hour wave" of attacks "to further degrade Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping and civilian crews."

The strikes took place the same day the U.S. reimposed a naval blockade against vessel traveling to or from Iranian ports, CENTCOM said.

In an interview with Fox News on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said U.S. strikes on Iran will continue until he says “it's enough,” threatening to bomb Iran’s bridges and power plants as soon as “next week.” The president also did not rule out the possibility of a ground campaign in Iran.

During the interview, Trump delivered mixed messages over the state of negotiations with Iran, saying “I don’t want to negotiate,” while also saying the strikes will continue “unless” Iran negotiates. Trump also claimed that U.S. negotiators had communicated with Iran earlier this afternoon and demanded they make a deal.

Regarding U.S. strikes and what's next for the war, Trump said: "They'll continue until I say it's enough … You know the word the military likes to use is degrade. They've been degraded to a very low level,” Trump said.

When Trump was asked if his objectives could be completed in an air campaign alone, he claimed his objectives were already “completed.”

But moments later, Trump notably did not rule out a ground campaign.

Fox News' Trey Yingst asked: "Are you ruling out a ground campaign in a limited capacity?"

Trump replied: "Well-- I don't want to say that either. But I would say no -- if I, if I thought it was appropriate. Sometimes you need a ground campaign, but we have other people that will do the ground campaign for us."

Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Central Command, said Iran attacked seven commercial ships over the past week.

In a statement posted on social media, Cooper said the attacks resulted in nearly a dozen civilian crew members killed, injured or missing.

"Iranian forces have also launched dozens of missiles and drones toward neighboring Gulf countries," Cooper said in the statement. "U.S. forces are holding Iran accountable for unwarranted aggression that continues to endanger innocent lives."

The U.S. has launched several rounds of retaliatory strikes in response to the Iranian attacks, U.S. officials have said.

The Trump administration is increasing financial pressures on Iran by slapping new sanctions on an Iranian oil tycoon and more than 50 other people, ships and companies linked to him on Tuesday.

The new sanctions hit "more than 50 individuals, entities, and vessels that enable Shamkhani and the Iranian regime to continue profiting," according to the Treasury Department.

"The Iranian regime survives on deception, and the Shamkhani network is one of its most profitable engines. Treasury is shutting down the financial infrastructure that allows the regime to continue its threats to U.S. national security and global shipping," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a press release Tuesday.

As the U.S. blockade on Iranian shipping action is back in effect, the action targets at least eight oil tankers that Treasury said are linked to Iranian oil businesses.

The action also targets individuals and firms that the government says supports financial services that allow Iranian agencies to evade sanctions.