美国总统特朗普在 Truth Social 发文称临时停火协议已“结束”，并指责伊朗行为恶劣 [1][2]。作为回应，美国中央司令部确认于周二对伊朗南部 Bandar Abbas、Sirik 和 Bushehr 等地实施了军事打击 [2]。美军此次行动旨在进一步削弱伊朗威胁霍尔木兹海峡航行自由的能力 [1]。特朗普在 Truth Social 表示：“这是对昨天伊朗轰炸船只的报复。如果再次发生，情况会变得更糟！”[1]
与此同时，冲突升级导致美伊双方互相攻击加剧。周二有三艘货船在霍尔木兹海峡遭到袭击 [1][2]。伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队确认对科威特、巴林和卡塔尔的美军资产发动了报复性袭击 [3]。美国财政部撤销了德黑兰出口石油的临时制裁豁免权，特朗普在北约峰会上亦表示可能会在今晚再次猛烈打击伊朗 [1]。美军声称此次行动共打击了约 90 个军事目标，包括防空系统和后勤设施 [3]。
冲突造成严重的人员伤亡和基础设施破坏。伊朗卫生部报告称过去两天内有 14 人死亡、78 人受伤 [3]。霍尔木兹海峡油轮交通几乎停滞，国际独立油轮船东协会数据显示该海域南部航线商船通行量从每周约 70 艘骤降至个位数 [2][3]。受此影响，布伦特原油价格上涨超过 5%，接近每桶 80 美元 [1][2]。
此次军事升级引发了关于战争后果的政治争议及全球经济担忧。参议员伯尼·桑德斯警告称：“重启与伊朗的鲁莽战争不会让美国更强大。它将付出更多生命，浪费更多纳税人的钱。”[1] 国际货币基金组织将全球经济增长预期下调至 3% [2]。Rystad Energy 地缘政治分析主管 Jorge León 指出油轮交通“实质上已停止”[2]。
President Donald Trump declared that an interim ceasefire with Iran was over and ordered military action following renewed hostilities, stating his post on Truth Social: "This is retaliation for yesterday's Iranian bombing of ships. If it happens again, things will get worse!" [1] The US Central Command confirmed the strikes were designed to further degrade Tehran's ability to threaten freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz [2].
The military escalation marks a second consecutive day and night of reciprocal attacks between Washington and Tehran after Trump announced on Tuesday that he would not continue negotiations, calling Iran "scum" at the NATO summit where he warned: "We may strike back hard tonight again," adding that events could unfold very quickly [3][1]. The US military targeted multiple locations in southern Iran, including Bandar Abbas, Sirik, and Bushehr province [2], striking approximately 90 Iranian military targets such as air defense systems and logistics facilities according to the Central Command [3]. In retaliation, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps confirmed attacks on US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar [3].
The conflict intensified after three cargo ships were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week following an exchange of fire between Iran and US forces involving vessels stationed in Bahrain and Kuwait [1][2]. Rystad Energy's geopolitical analyst Jorge León stated that oil tanker traffic has "essentially stopped" due to the violence, causing a sharp decline in commercial shipping volume through the southern route from roughly 70 ships per week down to single digits according to independent data [3]. Consequently, Brent crude prices jumped more than 5% and approached $80 per barrel as global economic growth forecasts were lowered by the International Monetary Fund to 3% [2].
The US Treasury Department revoked temporary sanctions exemptions for Tehran's oil exports in response to the aggression [1]. The fighting has resulted in significant casualties, with Iran's Ministry of Health reporting that 14 people died and 78 others were injured over the past two days due to infrastructure destruction and direct attacks [3]. Senator Bernie Sanders criticized the escalation on Tuesday, stating: "Reigniting a reckless war against Iran will not make America stronger. It will cost more lives and waste taxpayer money" [1]. Trump maintained that while this was retaliation for Iranian actions, he did not intend these operations to lead to long-term military involvement in the region [2].