US launches fifth straight day of strikes on Iran, targets military sites near Hormuz
The United States has conducted a fifth consecutive day of airstrikes against Iranian military infrastructure near the Strait of Hormuz. The operations target coastal defense systems and missile sites that the US claims are being used to threaten commercial shipping in the region.
Why it matters
The escalation of direct military strikes between the US and Iran significantly increases the risk of a broader regional conflict and threatens global maritime trade routes.
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.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."Explosions reported across southern IranIranian media reported explosions at multiple locations following the US attacks.Iran's Mehr News Agency said US projectiles struck a location near Bandar Abbas,…
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