Five American refueling planes flew over the Strait of Hormuz, at the same time as the sound of the explosion near the Iranian coast, amid reports of strikes by the American Air Force in southern Iran aimed at destroying missile launch platforms, in response to an Iranian launch. In a related context, the Iranian Navy announced a fire on an oil tanker it described as "violating", after it hit a naval mine east of the Strait of Hormuz about an hour ago.

Five American refueling planes flew over the Strait of Hormuz, at the same time as the sound of the explosion near the Iranian coast, amid reports of strikes by the American Air Force in southern Iran aimed at destroying missile launch platforms, in response to an Iranian launch. In a related context, the Iranian Navy announced a fire on an oil tanker it described as "violating", after it hit a naval mine east of the Strait of Hormuz about an hour ago.