U.S. Forces Strike Iranian Military Targets in Response to Shipping Attacks; Iran Claims Attacks on Nuclear Sites
CENTCOM stated that the strikes aimed to impose costs on Iran for violating a ceasefire through attacks on commercial shipping.
PERSIAN GULF — U.S. Central Command forces completed an additional round of strikes against Iranian military targets on July 8 to degrade Iran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping and civilian mariners in the Strait of Hormuz. The operation followed earlier strikes on July 7.
U.S. forces struck approximately 90 Iranian military targets, including air defense systems, coastal surveillance assets, missile and drone storage sites, naval capabilities, and military logistics infrastructure along Iran’s coastline, according to CENTCOM.
The renewed strikes followed U.S. military engagement on July 7 that hit approximately 80 targets, including more than 60 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps small boats.
Iran had attacked three commercial vessels in the strait: the Marshall Islands-flagged M/T Al Rekayyat, Saudi Arabia-flagged M/T Wedyan, and Liberian-flagged M/T Cyprus Prosperity, according to CENTCOM.
U.S. Strikes on Iranian Military Targets, Iran Claims U.S. Attacked Nuclear Facilities
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