The commander of the IRGC aerospace force has issued a strongly worded warning to the United States, vowing to turn the region into "hell" if Washington continues to threaten the security of the Strait of Hormuz.

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has firmly denied the claim made by US President Donald Trump regarding Iran contacting him directly to end the bombing.

Shortly after the US military launched a fresh act of aggression against Iran early on Thursday, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy warned that any vessel approaching the strategic waterway would face decisive action.

Fresh explosions were reported in southern Iran early on Thursday as the American military confirmed its fresh aggression targeting the Islamic Republic.

Several locations in the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan were targeted by the US late on Tuesday in yet another act of unprovoked aggression.

Trump acknowledges that an American military attack helicopter has gone down near the Strait of Hormuz.

A US congressman has called for a new investigation into the 1967 USS Liberty attack, questioning Israel’s claim that it was a case of mistaken identity.