Centcom: US conducts additional strikes on Iran
Key takeaways
- Central Command (Centcom) said on Saturday that U.S. forces conducted additional strikes against multiple Iranian targets in response to an attack against a Panama-flagged tanker near the Strait of Hormuz.
- CENTCOM forces launched strikes today in direct response to continued Iranian aggression against commercial shipping, Centcom said in a statement on the social platform X.
- The tanker, M/T Kiku, was transiting near the strait with more than two-million barrels of crude oil on board when it was struck by a one-way attack drone around 4:30 a.m., according to Centcom.
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Central Command (Centcom) said on Saturday that U.S. forces conducted additional strikes against multiple Iranian targets in response to an attack against a Panama-flagged tanker near the Strait of Hormuz.
CENTCOM forces launched strikes today in direct response to continued Iranian aggression against commercial shipping, Centcom said in a statement on the social platform X. U.S. military aircraft targeted Iranian military surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities, and minelayer capabilities.
The tanker, M/T Kiku, was transiting near the strait with more than two-million barrels of crude oil on board when it was struck by a one-way attack drone around 4:30 a.m., according to Centcom.