US says it struck targets in Iran over ‘continued aggression’ against shipping

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The U.S. launched strikes against Iranian military sites in response to continued aggression against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Targets included surveillance, communications, and drone storage facilities.

Strikes come after retaliatory attacks on Friday following a drone strike on cargo ship in strait of Hormuz The US has struck multiple targets in Iran after strikes on Friday that were in response to a drone strike on a cargo ship a day earlier in the strait of Hormuz, US Central Command (Centcom) has confirmed. Centcom said its strikes on Saturday were in “direct response to continued Iranian aggression against commercial shipping”. The US strikes targeted “Iranian military surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities, and minelayer capabilities”, Centcom said in a statement. Continue reading...