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U.S. Central Command Continues Strikes Against Iran
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In Short: U.S. Central Command launches its 12th day of attacks against Iran, targeting military sites and threatening further action if Iran threatens shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. Central Command has initiated a new round of strikes against Iran, marking the 12th consecutive day of attacks. The strikes are aimed at degrading Iran's ability to threaten maritime traffic in the region, particularly in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway for global shipping.
President Donald Trump has honored four U.S. service members killed in the Middle East during a ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, while also announcing plans to strike near Iran's main nuclear facility. Trump has warned that any Iranian attack on ships in the Strait of Hormuz will result in the bombing of a bridge or power plant.
Background
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and historically known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the northeast, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, and the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.
What's confirmed
- U.S. Central Command said the attacks were designed to “further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting regional waters,” as the Americans push to regain control over…
What's still developing
- President Donald Trump honored four U.S. service members killed in the Middle East during a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Wednesday, the third such ceremony he has attended since launching…
- President Donald Trump said the U.S. will soon strike the area near Pickaxe Mountain, an underground site near one of Iran’s main nuclear facilities.
- “From this point forward, any time the Islamic Republic of Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, whether it be by Missile, Rocket, Drone, or any other device or weapon, the United States will bomb and…
- Seyed Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, said his country would adopt an “eye for an eye” defense doctrine.
- Iranian state media reported that U.S. missiles struck locations late Wednesday near the cities of Ahvaz, Ramshir and Andimeshk in western Iran.
- Two people were killed in a U.S. missile strike in the town of Shalamcheh on the Iraqi boarder, Iranian state media said early Thursday.
- The US military’s Central Command has said that it began launching “more strikes against Iranian military targets” at 5:30PM US Eastern time [2130 GMT] at Trump’s direction.
- The U.S. launched new air strikes on Iranian targets on Tuesday, quashing hopes that an exchange of fire last weekend might not lead to a wider renewal of hostilities.