U.S. Central Command said American forces carried out additional strikes in Iran after a commercial tanker was hit in the Strait of Hormuz, signaling that Washington remained prepared to respond militarily as tensions with Tehran rose again.

U.S. Central Command said the attacks were in retaliation for an Iranian drone strike on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday.

WASHINGTON, June 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. military conducted an airstrike in northwestern Syria last week that killed a senior Islamic State leader, U.S. Central Command said on Wednesday. The strike,

U.S. Central Command says it has completed its latest round of strikes on Iran, targeting military surveillance capabilities, communications systems, and air-defense sites. The strikes came during a second consecutive day of US-Iran exchanges,

In a social media post, Trump threatened that “the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist” if it further violated the week-old ceasefire agreement.

U.S. Central Command said Iran fired two ballistic missiles overnight targeting American forces stationed in Kuwait. The missiles fired Sunday night at 11 p.m. ET were successfully intercepted and no U.

US-Iran tensions escalated after fresh strikes. Claims that Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz were disputed by US Central Command. It said shipping continues.

The two sides are set to resume peace talks intended to strike a long-term deal to end hostilities and restrain Tehran’s nuclear program.