US military unleashes strikes on Iran for sixth consecutive day
CENTCOM said the attacks lasted 90 minutes and targeted command centers, air defenses and missile sites to further degrade Iran’s military capabilities.
- On Thursday, US forces launched fresh strikes against Iran for the fifth consecutive day beginning at 2 p.m. ET, targeting military sites including radar and missile facilities in the Islamic Republic's south and striking a Curacao-flagged supertanker near Kharg Island after it ignored multiple warnings.
- Iran's parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf declared his country had 'no reason to remain committed' to the interim peace deal signed roughly a month earlier, as the resumed blockade threatens Iran's strained economy and Iran fired at American bases in Kuwait and Jordan.
- Brent crude surged 11% this week to around $85 a barrel as seven-day crude flows plummeted to about 5.5 million barrels daily from around 9.4 million the prior week; RBC analysts stated 'the ceasefire is over, with vessels under heavy Iranian fire,' warning Hormuz traffic will not return to pre-war levels.
- Vice President JD Vance characterized US strategy as 'a delicate diplomatic dance' combining economic pressure, military action and negotiations, while White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Iran 'very much continues to talk' and wants to make a deal despite military losses.
- Iran's army spokesman stated the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed unless the United States accepts Iran's legal system and permitting requirements, while the Iranian rial weakened roughly 20% to around 1.9 million per dollar amid intensifying economic pressure and both sides accuse each other of breaching the ambiguously worded peace agreement.
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US military says it’s launched strikes on Iran for a seventh night in a row as fighting escalates over Strait of Hormuz
WASHINGTON (AP) — US military says it's launched strikes on Iran for a seventh night in a row as fighting escalates over Strait of Hormuz.
It is difficult to see what the Americans are trying to achieve with their attack, says Chief Consultant at the Danish Defense Academy David Vestenskov.
The US military has launched a new round of strikes for the sixth consecutive night to degrade Iran's military capabilities. In a statement, US CENTCOM clarified that these strikes are aimed at weakening Iran's military strength. This new action is expected to escalate regional tensions. This strategy by the US military is considered an important step towards pressuring and limiting Iran's military capabilities.
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced that it has completed its latest wave of major strikes against Iran. CENTCOM said that fighter jets, aerial drones and warships had dropped munitions on dozens of Iranian military targets, with the attacks ending in the early hours of the morning. In a statement, the Central Command said it had struck targets including coastal surveillance and air defense sites, military logistical infrastructure an…
The Central Command of the United States (CENTCOM) has said that it has resumed the day-to-day attacks against Iran, aiming at coastal defenses and missile installations. Tehran has insisted on retaliation to respond to the American strategy, which passes through the limitation of Iranian ability to threaten commercial navigation in the Strait of Ormuz – there is no news of how many ships will be transiting there per day. According to it, a new …
'US can strike Iran anytime, anywhere if...': Karoline Leavitt drops bombshell
US forces have launched strikes against Iran for the sixth day running as the White House said it could hit the country “anytime, anywhere, any place”. The American military said the latest attacks aimed to “further degrade Iranian military capabilities”, as raids intensified. The US administration also confirmed it was in talks with Tehran, but that Donald Trump would not allow ships to be fired on in the Strait of Hormuz without the regime “pa…
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