The U.S. military on Tuesday afternoon said it launched a round of strikes against Iran’s military for a fourth straight day while it moved to impose a new blockade of Iranian ports.
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said that starting at 3 p.m. ET, it launched “an additional round of strikes against Iran to continue degrading Iranian capabilities used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.”
“The strikes are taking place as American forces prepare to resume the naval blockade against Iranian ports and coastal areas,” said a CENTCOM statement posted on X. The blockade will go into effect starting at 4 p.m. ET. …