Renewed fighting has broken out in the Gulf region between the US and Iran. US Central Command (Centcom) said on Tuesday it had launched "powerful" strikes in response to attacks on three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz,

With peace talks on hold, the U.S. said it launched a "series of powerful strikes" on Iran in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.

A tanker traveling off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz has caught on fire after being struck by a projectile.

The U.S. military unleashed a new wave of strikes against Iran on Tuesday and revoked a license allowing the country to sell oil after three tankers were hit in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran fired on three commercial vessels Tuesday in Oman’s territorial waters near the Strait of Hormuz, according to a US official.

Oil prices jumped more than 3% after reports that two tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz had been hit by unknown projectiles.

The Trump administration revoked a waiver that authorized the sale of Iranian oil as part of a memorandum of understanding with Tehran.

The casket of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was carried through the Iranian capital of Tehran for a funeral procession. He was killed in a Feb. 28 airstrike at the beginning of U.S.