The US military said it has launched a new wave of strikes against Iran, according to i24NEWS. The official confirmation follows hours of unverified reports of renewed aerial activity, as the ongoing US campaign against Iranian military infrastructure continues.
The US Army officially confirmed at 13:34 Jerusalem time that it has launched a new wave of strikes in Iran, according to i24NEWS. The confirmation comes after a day of escalating reports, beginning with CENTCOM's pre-dawn announcement of a planned wave and followed by unverified reports of aerial activity in the early afternoon.
At 05:28 Jerusalem today, The Zioneer reported CENTCOM's announcement of a new wave of strikes to begin at 6:00 AM ET (1:00 PM Jerusalem), targeting Iranian capabilities used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Within that thread, analysts noted the timing coincided with reports of an attack on Shiraz. At 13:26 Jerusalem, The Zioneer cited multiple sources reporting renewed aerial activity. Four minutes later, at 13:30, a bulletin stated that the US military had launched the new wave, with analysts again linking the timing to Shiraz. The official confirmation at 13:34 solidifies those reports.
The new wave is part of a sustained US military campaign against Iranian military infrastructure. As The Zioneer reported on June 28, CENTCOM launched a wave of strikes following a tanker attack in the Strait of Hormuz. The campaign has expanded over the past month, with multiple waves reported. The shift to a midday strike on Wednesday marks a departure from the nighttime operations of recent weeks, as noted in earlier reports.
Specific targets and the scale of the latest wave remain unclear. No immediate Iranian response has been reported, and it is not yet known whether the wave is ongoing or has concluded.
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