“The strikes follow recent attempted attacks by the IRGC against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and against American service members deployed to the region,” CENTCOM said in a statement.
Iranian officials said the strikes caused significant damage, including killing four people and injuring several dozens at a wedding. Iran said it retaliated by firing on U.S. bases in the region.
In our news wrap Tuesday, the U.S. struck targets inside Iran in response to what it called attempted attacks against ships in the Strait of Hormuz, the jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial spent a fourth day deliberating, telling the judge at one point that they were struggling to reach a unanimous decision and John Ternus has taken over as Apple's new CEO.
Iran's Red Crescent says a separate strike hit a wedding party in southern Iran, killing five people.
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The U.S. military is conducting strikes on Iranian targets in the area of the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command said Tuesday. Why it matters: The attacks are part of a plan President Trump and his senior aides have been considering in recent days to wage limited strikes in the Strait of Hormuz to prevent Iran from rebuilding the radar and missile…
The US launched a fresh wave of strikes against targets in Iran, extending a back-and-forth of fighting with neither side prepared to cede control over the Strait of Hormuz.
A conventional wisdom has begun to settle over the war with Iran: Iran won.
