The US military announced early Sunday that it has opened a new wave of strikes against Iran, following the attack on a civilian ship and its disabling. The announcement comes minutes after the military confirmed a third round of strikes targeting radars, missile depots, and drone sites, as The Zioneer reported.
The US Army announced early Sunday a new wave of strikes against Iran, citing the attack on a civilian ship and its disabling as the casus belli. The announcement, reported via security-focused channels, comes minutes after the military confirmed a third round of strikes against Iranian targets. At 02:24 Jerusalem, the thread began with unconfirmed reports of US strikes in southern Iran; within minutes, the US military said the strikes aimed to prevent missile launches at ships. A senior official then detailed the target sets, including air and naval surveillance radars, missile and drone storage facilities, launch sites, and surface-to-air missile launchers. The third round was confirmed at 02:24 Jerusalem, and by 02:55 The Zioneer reported that CENTCOM confirmed the third round, with the US Army detailing targets such as radars, missile depots, and drone sites. The latest statement appears to be a separate declaration, emphasizing the disabling of the ship rather than the attack itself, and the specific targets and scope of this new wave have not yet been detailed. It remains unclear whether these strikes are part of the previously announced third round or a distinct fourth wave.
The strikes follow the IRGC's 'blatant attack' on a civilian ship in the Strait of Hormuz, which the US military condemned as 'unjustified aggression' that violated a ceasefire, as The Zioneer reported on June 26. The US has conducted sustained strikes against Iranian military infrastructure over recent weeks, as The Zioneer also reported on June 28 and July 8-9. The new wave's timing, coming just after the third round confirmation, suggests a rapid escalation in the US campaign, but the operational linkage between the ship attack and the new strikes remains to be clarified by official sources.
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