Washington DC, May 7 -- Following reports of multiple explosions near the Qeshm port and Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on Thursday (local time), Fox News Chief National Security Correspondent Jennifer Griffin, citing a senior US official, stated that the US military conducted strikes on these strategically vital maritime corridors of the Islamic Republic.

In a series of posts on X, the Fox News correspondent stated that the senior US official confirmed the strikes took place "moments ago" but stressed that the operation does not signal a return to full-scale conflict in West Asia or the end of the existing ceasefire arrangement.

"US military just carried out strikes on Iran's Qeshm Port and Bandar Abbas: Senior US official tells me, but...