ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – More than ten US strikes hit Iran’s Qeshm Island and the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, Iranian state media reported Sunday, adding that one person was killed. Meanwhile, Kuwait also said its territory was targeted.

In the early hours of Sunday, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said it completed its largest round of strikes since fighting resumed this week, hitting around 140 military targets after accusing Tehran of attacking another commercial vessel in the strategic waterway.

Later in the evening, Iranian media said at least 10 explosions were heard on Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island, adding that military sites were targeted. State media further reported that one communications maintenance personnel was killed. 

“Noah Mahdavi, the head of the MTCI maintenance department in Hormozgan province, was martyred as a result of these attacks while on duty,” an unnamed source told Tasnim news agency, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

“In this incident, two of his colleagues were also injured, and they are currently receiving medical treatment,” the source added.

Kuwait’s army, on the other hand, also reported strikes on three northern border centers and one offshore drilling platform, which injured one worker and resulted in material damage.

The renewed hostilities started after CENTCOM alleged that Iran had “blatantly attacked” the M/V GFS Galaxy, a Cyprus-flagged container ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz. It said one civilian crew member is missing and the vessel is “unable to continue the journey due to an onboard fire and significant engine room damage.”

Since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran in late February, Tehran shut off the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway responsible for the transport of roughly 20 percent of the world’s oil, sharply driving up global oil prices. 

The free navigation of the waterway has been a key Washington demand in the memorandum of understanding reached with Iran to end hostilities and return to talks. 

The renewed fighting has cast further doubt on the already shaky ceasefire between the warring parties.