US launches third straight night of strikes on Iran as Hormuz tensions escalate
The United States has conducted a third consecutive night of military strikes against Iranian assets to secure shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump has also announced plans to reinstate a blockade and impose cargo charges on vessels passing through the region.
Why it matters
The escalation of military conflict in a critical global oil transit chokepoint poses significant risks to international energy markets and geopolitical stability.
The United States launched a third consecutive night of strikes against Iran on early Tuesday (local time Monday), targeting Iranian military assets as tensions continued to rise over control of the Strait of Hormuz and the future of commercial shipping through the strategic waterway.US Central Command (Centcom) said the latest strikes began at 4:45 pm ET on Monday at the direction of President Donald Trump."These strikes will continue imposing a heavy cost on Iranian forces and degrade their ability to attack innocent civilians and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz," Centcom said in a post on X.A US official cited by CNN said that American forces targeted Iranian military assets, including coastal surveillance systems, drone capabilities and missile infrastructure.The strikes marked the third consecutive night of US attacks on Iran amid a widening confrontation over the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping route through which a significant share of…
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