The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has said their latest wave of strikes against Iran kicked off at 6am this morning targeting Iranian military assets used to attack cargo vessels
The US has announced a fresh wave of attacks on Iran which started early this morning.
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) posted on social media stating that their forces had begun fresh attacks which commenced at 6am.
The strikes were billed as an afford to degrade Iranian military assets which had been used to attack cargo vessels trying to get through the Strait of Hormuz.
CENTCOM said: “At 6 a.m. ET today, U.S. Central Command forces began launching a wave of strikes against Iran. The strikes are designed to further degrade military capabilities Iranian forces have used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.”
The US reimposed a naval blockade on Iran and intensified its campaign of airstrike early on Wednesday in retaliation for Tehran’s attacks on ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. The American strikes hit an Iranian army barracks, killed at least seven troops and wounded more than 260 people across the country, Iranian officials said.
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