U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced it launched a series of extensive strikes against Iran overnight, in response to what it called an unjustified attack on three commercial ships with civilian crews in international waters. CENTCOM said the strikes aim to impose a heavy price on Iran for violating the ceasefire.
CENTCOM announced early Wednesday morning that it had conducted a series of extensive strikes across Iran overnight, calling the operation a response to the attack on three commercial ships with civilian crews in international waters. The command described the Iranian attack as "unjustified, dangerous, and a blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement," and said the strikes were intended to "impose a heavy price" on Tehran.
This announcement follows a series of operations reported by The Zioneer. At 00:32 Jerusalem, the U.S. military confirmed "powerful" strikes against Iran in retaliation for tanker attacks. At 01:22, the Washington Post reported that CENTCOM operations might continue for hours. By 05:57, CENTCOM released footage of overnight strikes and said the operation had concluded. At 06:01, CENTCOM confirmed it had struck 80 targets in southern Iran, including 60 IRGC boats. The new statement appears to be a broader summary of the campaign, now explicitly linking it to the attack on three commercial ships.
The U.S. campaign against Iranian military infrastructure began in late June following a drone strike on an oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran had violated a ceasefire. Since then, CENTCOM has conducted multiple waves of strikes targeting command centers, air defense systems, drone depots, and naval assets. The scope of the latest strikes—beyond the 80 targets reported earlier—has not yet been detailed, and CENTCOM has not released a full target list or damage assessment.
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Source and signal
- Internal intake