US launches more strikes on Iran as renewed standoff over Strait of Hormuz intensifies
Tomas Kauer - International News Writer and Moderator 
Iranian state media reported US strikes targeting large areas across southern and western Iran, including Qeshm island and Bandar Abbas near the strait, and in Khuzestan province bordering Iraq. Missile alert sirens also sounded at dawn Monday in Bahrain, home to the US Navy's 5th Fleet.
