U.S. military forces have carried out a series of strikes against Iran in response to attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. This was reported by the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on social media platform X, writes UNN.
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CENTCOM stated that the operation was launched to impose "significant costs" on Iran for attacks on civilian shipping in the international waterway.
U.S. Central Command forces have initiated a series of powerful strikes against Iran to impose significant costs for targeting and attacking commercial vessels, whose crews consist of innocent civilians, in the international waterway
The U.S. military emphasized that the strikes were a response to Iran's attacks on three commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
The aggression demonstrated by Iran was unjustified, dangerous, and a clear violation of the ceasefire
– CENTCOM stated.
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