The United States carried out another round of airstrikes against Iran on Wednesday (local time), targeting coastal defence systems and missile infrastructure linked to attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, as Washington intensified military operations for the fifth straight day.
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US Central Command (Centcom) said the latest strikes were aimed at degrading Iranian military capabilities used to threaten vessels transiting through the strategic waterway.
"At 3 pm ET today, US Central Command forces began launching an additional round of strikes against Iran," Centcom said in a post on X.
"The new strikes focused on Iranian military capabilities used to threaten vessels freely transiting through the Strait of Hormuz," it added, saying the US military was "holding Iran accountable at the Commander in Chief's direction."
