Third U.S. strike wave reported near Bandar Abbas

Axios reported just after 8 PM Eastern that a U.S. official said American forces had launched a third round of strikes on Iran. Guardian matched that timing with local Iranian reports of more explosions in Bandar Abbas, while WSJ reported the three waves targeted Iranian air-defense and radar sites near Hormuz.

Why this matters. A third wave makes the response look sustained rather than symbolic and concentrates risk on the Hormuz military infrastructure around Bandar Abbas. The watchpoint is whether Iran treats the waves as contained retaliation or answers through shipping pressure, proxy fire, or direct Gulf strikes.