U.S. Central Command says it conducted further self-defense strikes across Iran on June 10, targeting military surveillance, communication systems, and air defense sites. The strikes were directed by the president and employed Marine Corps, Air Force, and Navy precision munitions against assets that posed a threat to U.S. forces and commercial shipping, in response to what the Pentagon calls continued Iranian aggression.
At 07:26 Jerusalem time, U.S. Central Command announced it had completed further self-defense strikes across Iran, targeting military surveillance, communication systems, and air defense sites. The new wave, employing Marine Corps, Air Force, and Navy precision munitions, follows a second wave of strikes CENTCOM confirmed completing at 00:46 Jerusalem (The Zioneer, 00:46 Jerusalem; 05:25 Jerusalem; 04:17 Jerusalem), and the initial retaliation on the night of June 9–10 for the downing of a U.S. helicopter.
As The Zioneer reported at 06:18 Jerusalem on June 10, Iran subsequently claimed retaliatory missile and drone attacks on American bases, which U.S. officials said were almost all intercepted, with no American casualties or damage. Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya headquarters claimed 'powerful attacks' on U.S. bases in response (The Zioneer, June 10, 03:49 Jerusalem). Today's announcement, attributed to CENTCOM, frames the strikes as a response to what the Pentagon terms 'unjustified and continued aggression' by Tehran, and links the target set to threats against U.S. forces and international commercial shipping. No U.S. casualty figures or Battle Damage Assessment have been released with this latest message.
The strikes are the latest in a sustained campaign under Operation Epic Fury, which The Zioneer reported on June 9–10 had included systematic degradation of Iranian air defenses and command centers. CENTCOM has denied Iranian claims of strikes on the Fifth Fleet and on installations in Jordan, including the IRGC's claim of retaliatory attacks on bases in Kuwait and Bahrain (The Zioneer, 00:46 Jerusalem).
The Pentagon has not disclosed whether further strikes are planned, and no independent verification of the extent of damage to the targeted sites has been published. Iranian state media have not yet commented on today's wave.
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