What specific military actions did the US take against Iran, and what was the stated justification?

The US launched strikes on more than 80 sites in Iran overnight using almost 40 fighter jets — including F-35s, F-15s, F-16s, and F/A-18s — as well as drones, hitting air defense systems, command and control networks, and coastal radar sites with precision-guided weapons; this action followed the US revocation of a waiver allowing Iran to sell oil globally, which it cited as a response to Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

How has Iran responded to the US strikes and oil blockade, and what is its position on the interim peace deal?

Iran’s Foreign Ministry declared the interim peace deal 'ineffective' due to US attacks and the oil sales block, while an adviser to the Supreme Leader promised an 'immediate response'; the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed to have struck US-aligned military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, and Iran asserted it would not allow vessels to transit the Strait of Hormuz without its permission.

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