U.S. forces started an additional round of strikes against Iran on Wednesday afternoon after early-morning attacks that targeted an island near the Strait of Hormuz, according to a statement from the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM).
The new strikes involved Iran’s “military capabilities used to threaten vessels freely transiting through the Strait of Hormuz,” said CENTCOM in a statement on X. The military did not say where the attacks occurred.
“The U.S. military is holding Iran accountable at the Commander in Chief’s direction,” the CENTOM post stated.
Earlier in the day, the United States launched a 90-minute wave of attacks against Iran’s Greater Tunb Island, located near the strait, said CENTCOM. Those strikes began at 6 a.m. ET and were completed by around 7:30 a.m. ET, it said….