US CENTCOM announces renewed wave of strikes against Iran
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In a statement on X/Twitter, CENTCOM stated that the strikes are intended to degrade Iran’s “ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships freely transiting the Strait of Hormuz.”
US-Iran Strikes Escalate, Hormuz Control Disputed
- U.S. launches airstrikes against Iran after Tehran attacks container ship in Hormuz, Pentagon says CNBC —
- West Asia war LIVE: U.S. launches strikes on Iran after attack on civilian vessel in Strait of Hormuz The Hindu —
- U.S. launches new strikes on Iran as standoff threatens chronic Persian Gulf oil instability Seeking Alpha —
- US launches new strikes on Iran after container ship hit in Hormuz; IRGC announces closure of vital strait Dawn —
- US attacks Iran over ship being hit in Strait of Hormuz; Tehran lashes out again at Gulf Arab states Korea Times —