U.S. Central Command said it completed a 90-minute wave of strikes on Greater Tunb Island, targeting coastal defense systems and cruise missile storage and launch sites. The operation ran from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Jerusalem time, aimed at reducing Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
The 90-minute strike wave completed Wednesday afternoon is the latest U.S. operation in the ongoing campaign against Iranian coastal defenses. The operation, which ran from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Jerusalem time, targeted coastal defense systems and cruise missile storage and launch sites on Greater Tunb Island, according to CENTCOM. The strikes aim to reduce Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
This follows a 7-hour strike wave on July 14 that struck missile and drone sites near the Strait of Hormuz and along Iran's coast, as CENTCOM reported. As The Zioneer reported earlier Wednesday, CENTCOM had launched a new wave of strikes against Iran's Strait of Hormuz capabilities (05:29 Jerusalem). The current operation appears to be the execution of that wave, though CENTCOM has not confirmed a direct link.
The United States has conducted multiple rounds of strikes in recent days as part of a broader effort to degrade Iran's maritime threat capabilities.
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