US Completes Attack on Dozens of Iranian Targets

Busy on board the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) sailing in the Arabian Sea for night operations. (Twitter/@CENTCOM)

JAKARTA - The United States military said on Sunday it had completed a new series of strikes against targets in Iran aimed at preventing the Mullah's country from attacking ships in the vital Strait of Hormuz.

The United States Central Command (US CENTCOM) said it hit dozens of targets in various locations with precision munitions to reduce Iran's ability to continue attacks on international vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

"CENTCOM forces attacked Iranian military air defense systems, coastal radar sites, missile and drone capabilities, and small boats using US fighter aircraft, naval vessels, one-way attack air drones, and one-way attack sea drones for the first time," the US military said in a post on X, reported Al Arabiya (13/7).

The US CENTCOM statement further said that the strait is a vital maritime corridor for global trade and that "Iran does not control it."

"US forces are ready and on alert to ensure that freedom of navigation remains available for commercial shipping despite Iran's continued aggression, harassment, threats, and arbitrary declarations without reason," CENTCOM added.

It is known that the US and Iran have been attacking each other since last week, with Washington blaming Tehran for attacks on commercial vessels sailing in the Strait of Hormuz.

The State of the Mullahs and the Uncle Sam State, which have been involved in tensions since February 28 and triggered an escalation in the Middle East, actually agreed to a ceasefire on April 8, and signed a Memorandum of Understanding on June 18, followed by the Lake Lucerne Summit in Switzerland on June 21, which brought a fresh wind to the conflict. will soon subside.