The US launches more strikes on Iran as the standoff over the Strait of Hormuz escalates
The strikes hit missile and drone sites, ammunition dumps and communications gear as the U.S. said more than 140 ships crossed the waterway.
- Overnight and into early Monday, the Navy launched another round of strikes against Iran to degrade their ability to attack commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, following an Iranian attack on a container ship.
- Tensions escalated as Iran claimed the Strait is closed, insisting it alone must control the waterway and potentially charge vessels for passage. This dispute prompted the Navy to maintain open transit routes.
- The Navy struck 140 targets, including missile sites, drone launch sites, and ammunition dumps, while asserting the Strait remains open for transit. Over 140 ships transited the waterway over the past week.
- Iranian retaliatory strikes damaged Kuwait Defense Ministry border posts and an offshore oil platform, while three missiles struck Jordan and alerts sounded in Bahrain, home to the Navy's 5th Fleet.
- President Donald Trump said, "We bombed the hell out of them," while Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, speaker of Iran's parliament, wrote that the "era of one-sided deals is OVER.
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Trump Orders Iran Strikes to Secure Strategic Strait of Hormuz - Internewscast Journal
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US launches fresh strikes on Iran, says attacks aim to protect transit in Strait of Hormuz - The Tribune
The United States launched a fresh round of military strikes against Iran on Sunday (local time), with US Central Command saying the operation is intended to further degrade Tehran's ability to target civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
In the night between Sunday and Monday Washington hit Iranian military targets near the Strait, after Sunday raids and Tehran attack on a container ship
U.S. Launches Additional Airstrikes on Iran to Weaken Capability to Attack Merchant Ships in Hormuz The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), responsible for the Middle East, announced on the 12th that it had launched additional airstrikes against Iran for threatening merchant ships in the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM stated on Twitter that on this day, at 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Korean Time...
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