CENTCOM: Over 5,500 Targets Struck, Iran Launches 37th Attack Wave Across Gulf States, Strikes Commercial Vessels in Strait of Hormuz
Iran said it struck targets in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
MIDDLE EAST — U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander Admiral Brad Cooper announced on March 11 that U.S. forces have struck more than 5,500 targets inside Iran and destroyed over 60 Iranian naval vessels since Operation Epic Fury began on February 28.
Cooper confirmed the elimination of all four Soleimani-class guided missile catamarans, stating: “That’s an entire class of Iranian ships now out of the fight.”
The update came on a day of significant escalation across multiple fronts. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched what Iranian state media Tasnim described as the heaviest wave of attacks since the war began, striking targets in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
At least three commercial vessels were hit by projectiles in or near the Strait of Hormuz, with the IRGC claiming responsibility for two of the attacks.
Separately, the Department of War (DoW) confirmed the identity of Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan, 54, of Sacramento, California, the sixth soldier killed in the March 1 drone strike at Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, bringing the total U.S. combat deaths in Operation Epic Fury to seven.
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