U.S. forces unleashed fresh strikes on Iran late Tuesday, hammering targets in the port cities of Bandar Abbas and Sirik and on Qeshm Island.
Explosions rocked the three strategic locations before U.S. Central Command confirmed the operation.
“Today at 12 p.m. ET, U.S. forces began striking Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets in Iran. The strikes follow recent attempted attacks by the IRGC against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and against American service members deployed to the region.”
Iran has attacked eight commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz since the blockade on ships traveling to or from Iranian ports resumed July 14.
Four of the attacks occurred since last Monday, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, which monitors reports of maritime attacks across the Middle East.
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