The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Wednesday early morning that its forces completed a new round of offensive strikes against Iran yesterday, hitting over 80 targets and 60 small boats with “precision munitions.” The new campaign came as “an immediate response to Iran’s latest attacks on commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz,” reads a CENTCOM statement on X platform.
“US forces struck Iranian air defense systems, command and control networks, coastal radar sites, anti-ship missile capabilities, and more than 60 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) small boats in and near the strait to degrade Iran’s ability to continue attacking international commerce flowing through the international trade corridor.
“Iran recently attacked three commercial vessels transiting the strait including Marshall Islands-flagged M/T Al Rekayyat, Saudi Arabia-flagged M/T Wedyan, and Liberian-flagged M/T Cyprus Prosperity,” according to the statement. “The unwarranted aggression by Iranian forces is a clear and dangerous violation of the ceasefire and undermines freedom of navigation.
“CENTCOM forces remain postured and prepared to hold Iran accountable when the agreement is not adhered to or obeyed,” it added. – Kuna
