Trump launches more strikes on Iran in effort to secure Strait of Hormuz amid attacks
The United States has launched additional strikes on Iran in an effort to secure the vital Strait of Hormuz waterway.
US Central Command announced on Sunday that at 5pm EDT, forces began launching strikes on the country ‘to continue degrading their ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships freely transiting the Strait of Hormuz.’
It noted that President Donald Trump directed the strikes to ‘hold Iranian forces accountable’ after he declared on national television that the strait was open.
The governor of Qeshm Island near the strait also told Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency that projectiles were fired at military targets, with no casualties. Explosions were also heard in the coastal city of Bandar Abbas and Hajiabad city to the north.
A US official speaking with the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity said a few strikes were conducted on missile and air defense systems and paramilitary Revolutionary Guard boats at a couple of locations to further degrade Iran’s ability to attack commercial shipping.
The strait, a key route for the global supply of oil and natural gas that has long considered an international waterway, has become a sticking point in ceasefire negotiations.
President Donald Trump directed additional strikes on Iran on Sunday to secure the Strait of Hormuz waterway
Shipping vessels are pictured in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday
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