US Strikes Iran as Gulf States Targeted in Flareup over Hormuz
CENTCOM said the strikes were meant to degrade Iran’s ability to attack commercial ships, after renewed fighting pushed oil prices up more than 3.5 percent.
- On Sunday, July 12, the American military launched a fresh wave of strikes against Iran, aiming to "continue degrading" Tehran's ability to attack commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, CENTCOM announced.
- This offensive followed an Iranian attack early Sunday on a commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz, compounding tensions after President Trump warned Saturday that any assassination attempt would lead the United States to "completely decimate" Iran.
- Striking about 140 targets, the American military caused explosions in Bandar Abbas, Sirik, Jask, Qeshm, and Khuzestan province, with Iranian media reporting one soldier killed.
- Iran's foreign ministry condemned the strikes as a violation of the United Nations Charter, claiming they have "rendered futile" diplomatic peace efforts, as fighting spread to installations in Kuwait, Oman, and Jordan.
- When futures trading opened Monday in Tokyo, oil prices rose over 3.5 percent, with the US benchmark WTI jumping above $74 a barrel amid threats from Iran's Revolutionary Guards to close the waterway.
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US Central Command: We Carried Out a New Wave of Strikes Against Dozens of Military Targets in Iran.
This article was originally published on Cedarnews.net. For more exclusive news and reports, visit our website. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that it has completed a new wave of airstrikes and missile attacks against dozens of military targets at multiple locations inside Iran, using precision-guided munitions. CENTCOM stated that the strikes targeted Iranian military capabilities, including air defense systems, coastal radar sites,…
The U.S. Army has announced a new wave of "offensive attacks" against "tens of targets in multiple locations" in an operation whose declared goal is to "weaken Iran's ability" to attack ships running across the Strait of Hormuz, although the first element that lists the military corps among the targets reached is "air defence systems." "The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has completed a new wave of offensive attacks against Iran on July 12,", CE…
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