The US military strikes against Iran on July 7 were a direct reaction, according to Central Command, to Iranian attacks on three commercial tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. Projectiles struck the vessels off Oman and the UAE; one caught fire, two suffered damage, and no casualties were reported. A US official said Iran's actions were unacceptable, leading to revocation of a 60-day sanctions waiver on Iranian oil. The assaults threatened shipping lanes vital to global energy trade, as US-Iran negotiations aimed at ending the conflict stalled because of funeral ceremonies for Iran's former supreme leader.