Iran says US strikes hit bridges in the country in an apparent escalation, while the US boards a ship in the Strait of Hormuz.

The US launched strikes for the sixth night in a row, as fighting over control of the Strait of Hormuz continues The US launched a new wave of strikes against Iran for a sixth night in a row, its military said, as the two sides battled for control of the Strait of Hormuz. US Central Command (Centcom) said the attacks were intended to "further degrade Iranian military capabilities", before saying it had boarded a vessel as part of its blockade of the strait. Iran's state media reported US missiles struck close to the island of Qeshm, near the strait, as well as in Bandar Abbas and Bushehr - the site of a nuclear power plant. In an apparent escalation, it also said two bridges in Hormozgan province had been hit. The BBC has verified an attack on one bridge to the west of Bandar Abbas in Hormozgan province. Earlier this week, US President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iran's bridges and power plants if the country did not return to talks. After Trump said in April that the US would bomb civilian infrastructure in Iran, including bridges and power plants, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said "deliberately attacking civilians and civilian infrastructure is a war crime". The 1949 Geneva Conventions on humanitarian conduct in war prohibit attacks on sites considered essential for civilians.