US strikes hit Iran for seventh consecutive night

"Shipping traffic in the vital Strait of Hormuz has largely stopped amid the continuing tit-for-tat strikes by US and Iranian forces."The strikes are designed to continue degrading Iranian military capabilities at the Commander in Chief's direction," the US military Central Command (Centcom) said in a statement.

Friday marks one week of nightly US attacks since peace talks with Iran collapsed, as tensions over the future of the Strait of Hormuz hampered efforts to broker a permanent ceasefire.