Summary
- The US military said it had completed additional strikes aimed at weakening Iran’s ability to attack international shipping transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
- US Central Command said a new offensive operation against Iran carried out precision strikes on dozens of targets in multiple locations to degrade Iran’s ability to keep attacking international maritime traffic passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
- Central Command said the Strait of Hormuz is an international waterway essential to global trade and that the US military remains prepared to ensure freedom of navigation for commercial vessels despite Iran’s provocations and threats.
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The US military said it had completed additional strikes aimed at weakening Iran’s ability to attack international shipping transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
US Central Command said in a post on its official X account on July 12 that it had completed a new offensive operation against Iran. The command said it carried out precision strikes on dozens of targets in multiple locations to degrade Iran’s ability to keep attacking international maritime traffic passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
The targets included Iran’s air defense systems, coastal radar sites, missile and drone forces, and small boats. The US military deployed fighter jets, naval vessels, loitering aerial drones and loitering maritime drones, and said the maritime drones were used in the operation for the first time.
Central Command said the Strait of Hormuz is an international waterway essential to global trade and is not controlled by Iran. It said the US military remains prepared to ensure freedom of navigation for commercial vessels despite Iran’s continued provocations and threats.
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