President Donald Trump says Iranian oil storage facilities and pipelines are nearing an explosion.

U.S. Central Command reports 42 vessels have been directed to turn back or divert from the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the U.S. blockade. Admiral Brad Cooper confirmed the figures amid ongoing maritime tensions in the region.

U.S. Central Command Commander Admiral Brad Cooper stated that the U.S. has directed 42 vessels to turn back or divert from the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the current blockade.

Three police officers killed in an attack on a patrol in Iran's Sistan-Baluchistan province, according to local media reports.

Three police officers were killed in an attack on a patrol in Iran's Sistan-Baluchistan province on Wednesday, according to Iranian media reports.

A senior Iranian official warns that the ongoing United States naval blockade will soon be met with a decisive and different response from Tehran.

A senior Iranian official has warned that the ongoing United States naval blockade will soon be met with a decisive and different response.

President Donald Trump claims all Iranian ships are underwater and Iranian aircraft have been decimated, adding that most of the country's weapons factories are destroyed.

President Donald Trump stated that Iranian naval and air assets have been destroyed and weapons manufacturing facilities neutralized.