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US Launches Additional Airstrikes on Iran to Weaken Threat to Commercial Shipping
Suehyeon Lee
Summary
- The US military said it had launched additional airstrikes to weaken Iran's ability to attack civilian vessels and commercial ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
- US Central Command said in a post on X that its forces began additional airstrikes on Iran at 5 p.m. Eastern time on July 12.
- Central Command said the airstrikes were aimed at further degrading Iran's ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships moving freely through the Strait of Hormuz.
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The US military has launched additional airstrikes on Iran to weaken its ability to attack civilian and commercial vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
US Central Command said in a post on X on July 12 that its forces began the additional strikes on Iran at 5 p.m. Eastern time.
The operation is intended to further degrade Iran's capability to attack civilian mariners and commercial vessels moving freely through the Strait of Hormuz.
Central Command added that the commander in chief had ordered the strikes to hold Iranian forces accountable.
Suehyeon Lee
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