Iraq's government raced Saturday to contain the fallout after local Iran-backed militias were accused of attacking and shuttering a key Saudi pipeline.
The U.S. military says it has reimposed its blockade of Iranian ports in response to Iran's attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
The U.S. launched strikes on Iran, hours after President Donald Trump said Washington is "reinstating" a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz.
The U.S. military said it has launched another round of strikes against Iran "to degrade their ability to attack commercial ships freely transiting the Strait of Hormuz."
Iran said it considers the Strait of Hormuz closed once again after a vessel using an "unauthorized route" was struck by a warning shot. U.S. Central Command said a short time later that its forces began a third round of strikes against Iran.
The U.S. military has attacked Iran after it said Tehran struck three ships in the Strait of Hormuz.