U.S. Central Command announced Wednesday afternoon that it is striking Greater Tunb Island, targeting Iranian coastal defense and missile storage sites. The statement comes minutes after CENTCOM said it completed a 90-minute strike wave on the same island.
At 14:57 Jerusalem, U.S. Central Command announced it is striking Greater Tunb Island again, targeting Iranian coastal defense and missile sites. The announcement comes just four minutes after CENTCOM declared the completion of a 90-minute strike wave on the same island at 14:53 Jerusalem, as The Zioneer reported. This new declaration indicates a fresh wave of operations, though it is unclear whether this is a separate strike or a continuation of the previous operation.
The day's operations began with a 7-hour strike wave that CENTCOM concluded overnight, reported at 14:42 Jerusalem. Later, at 14:42, CENTCOM announced a 90-minute precision strike on Greater Tunb Island targeting coastal defense and cruise missile sites, and subsequently confirmed its completion at 14:53 Jerusalem. The timeline shows a rapid succession of strikes, with the U.S. military escalating pressure on Iranian positions in the Persian Gulf.
These strikes are part of a broader U.S. campaign against Iranian military assets. As The Zioneer reported, CENTCOM struck more than 90 targets in Iran on July 9, and conducted strikes on 10 Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz on June 28. The operations have drawn retaliatory missile and drone attacks from Iran against U.S. facilities in the Gulf region, as reported on July 13.
It remains unclear whether the new strike wave announced at 14:57 is a separate operation or a continuation of the previous 90-minute wave. No details on damage or casualties have been provided by CENTCOM. The duration and scope of this new wave are not yet known.
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