U.S. forces attacked two Iranian government tankers and roughly 100 other targets on Tuesday under a new “tanker for tanker” policy approved by President Trump, U.S. officials said—the first such strikes in retaliation for Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz rather than to stop blockade violations. The tankers were anchored off Iran’s coast north of the U.S. naval blockade line; U.S. drones fired missiles into their engine rooms. Other targets included Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps air-defense sites, radar and communications nodes, mine-laying gear, anti-ship cruise missile launchers and attack drone launchers. Officials tied the operation to recent IRGC attempts on commercial ships and American bases and to efforts to stop Iran rebuilding systems used against traffic in the strait; one official said the strikes degraded those capabilities and “bought at least a month” of lower threat levels. About 40 ships carrying millions of barrels of oil still moved through the strait as U.S. forces intercepted anti-ship missiles and drones; none of the vessels were hit. Iran answered with about 25 ballistic missiles, of which only half reached Jordanian airspace, 10 were intercepted and three landed without casualties, plus drones and missiles aimed at U.S. bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and Erbil that were largely stopped. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei condemned the U.S., saying a strike on a wedding in Kuhestak left more than 50 people dead or wounded; the New York Times, citing local officials and the Iranian Red Crescent Society, reported at least four killed, including one child, and 53 injured. Baqaei also alleged an earlier U.S. strike on a girls’ school in Minab killed more than 150 civilians and vowed a firm response. CENTCOM said the U.S. military does not target civilians. Amid the oil-market strain, Trump touted Venezuelan crude to ease pump prices, while GasBuddy’s Patrick De Haan noted U.S. refineries already ran near 95% summer capacity. A U.S. official said Iran had “lost control” of both the strait and the conflict after the September 1 Larak Island strike and subsequent exchanges.