The United States has carried out fresh military strikes against Iran, targeting a military facility in the strategic Strait of Hormuz that US say posed an imminent threat to American forces and commercial shipping in the region.
According to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), the latest operation aimed at a site along the vital oil passageway, which handles nearly one-fifth of global petroleum transit. The strikes come on the heels of earlier “self-defense” actions this week against Iranian missile launch sites and mine-laying boats in the same waterway.
“These strikes were conducted to protect U.S. troops from threats posed by Iranian forces,” CENTCOM said in a statement, without elaborating on the specific nature of the targeted military site.
Despite the escalation, a fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire that has held for nearly two months remains in effect, according to defense officials. The truce, brokered through indirect talks, has so far prevented a wider confrontation even as both sides exchange limited strikes.
No casualties or damage to commercial vessels have been reported. The Pentagon has not indicated whether further operations are planned.
