The imagery, captured on Monday by the US commercial imaging firm Planet Labs PBC and obtained by Business Insider, shows a massive plume of smoke rising from what analysts identified as the IRINS Makran in the harbor at Bandar Abbas, an Iranian port city adjacent to the Strait of Hormuz and the Makran's home port.

A loud blast was heard in Beirut, Lebanon's capital, shortly after midnight on Wednesday as fighting intensified between Hezbollah and Israel, according to reports. The explosion came amid a fresh round of strikes and rocket exchanges between the Iran-backed militia and Israeli forces.

US Central Command (CENTCOM) has released a new video of what appears to be an Iranian ship getting struck by American weaponry. Two days ago, the Iranian regime had 11 ships in the Gulf of Oman, today they have ZERO.

Head of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) Brad Cooper has declared there’s “not a single Iranian ship” left in Middle East waters. Seventeen Iranian ships, including a submarine, have been destroyed by American forces, Admiral Cooper said in a five-minute video update posted to social media.

The war in Iran is choking off a key shipping route in the global supply chain, potentially leading to massive delays in the flow of goods to American consumers

Iran reportedly nears deal with China for supersonic anti-ship missiles that could target U.S. carrier strike groups deployed in Middle East waters.