US Central Command said the action was a response to “unwarranted aggression” in the Strait of Hormuz.
The US announced a new round of strikes on Iran after three tankers were targeted while transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian media reported explosions in the early hours of Wednesday in the southern province of Hormozgan, including at the ports of Bandar Abbas and Sirik, as well as on Qeshm Island, close to the narrowest section of the strait.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said it was conducting “a series of powerful strikes against Iran to impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping crewed by innocent civilians in an international waterway.”
“The US strikes are in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels that were transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s demonstrated aggression was unwarranted, dangerous, and a clear violation of the ceasefire,” CENTCOM said in a statement on X.
CENTCOM later said US forces had struck more than 80 targets, including air defense systems, command centers, missile sites, and more than 60 small boats.
A video posted on social media reportedly shows the strikes on Bandar Abbas.
Shahid Haghani Port in Bandar Abbas, southern Iran pic.twitter.com/GyhZYbC2yj
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Press TV shared a video that it said showed another strike in the port. The outlet added hat several people had been injured.
Axios cited a US official as saying that the strikes were “four or five times bigger in scope and power” than the previous round 10 days earlier.
Three commercial vessels sailing under the flags of Saudi Arabia, Liberia, and the Marshall Islands were struck by projectiles earlier on Tuesday. Qatar and Saudi Arabia blamed Iran for the incidents.
Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al Ansari condemned the attack on the Marshall Islands-flagged LNG tanker Al Rekayyat and demanded that Tehran “refrain from endangering global energy supplies.”
Iranian media, citing unnamed officials, reported that the Qatari tanker was attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz “after ignoring repeated warnings.” Press TV, citing a government source, said traffic through the strategic waterway should be conducted strictly in accordance with Iran’s rules and through officially designated routes.
The hostilities marked the third night of strikes since the US and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on June 17, and the first such strikes this month. The Iranian Foreign Ministry said the attacks violated the accord, while the Iranian military vowed a “decisive response.”
The latest round of bombing occurred on the sixth day of funeral processions for Iran’s longtime supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, who was killed during the opening wave of the US-Israeli air war on February 28. The ceremonies drew crowds of millions in Tehran and other cities. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attended a reception ceremony in the Iraqi city of Najaf on Tuesday.
Oh well done Stumpy, what a diplomat! Now watch Iran bomb the hell out of your bases and maybe even close the straight again.
Iran attacks the civilian crews of 3 ships.
You:”STOOOPID TRUMP!! 😡”
US tries to avoid paying tolls to Iran by sneaking through the Strait……get it right little fella….nice emoji’s…did you learn that in troll 101?
None of the ships your precious goat lovers attacked were American, Retardo. Read the article (if you can).
Good day 🎩
“Iranian media later reported that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the military launched missiles and drones at 85 “key US military facilities” across the region and shot down an MQ-9 drone over Bushehr Province.”
https://www.rt.com/news/642707-us-new-strikes-iran/
warpig jews, warpig yanks, warpig muslims… quick all you sh*t-for-brains morons out there, start cheering your support for your “chosen side ” again….
The US and its rabid little genocidal pet attacked Iran…not their fault………
Iran had no reson to attack these ships! It was most probably israel who did this as a red flag even to continue and ramp up the war with their puppets the yanks, which is what they really want. Israel are the problem here!!!
Iran attacks ships from Saudi Arabia, Liberia and the Marshal islands.
You guys: OMFG STOOPID TRUMP AND israHELL!!! 🤬
Don’t you ever get tired of spamming the same verbal diarrhoea over and over and over on every article. At least play a different tune Bro.
Please Bro 😢