U.S. forces launched a series of powerful strikes against Iran late Tuesday to impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping crewed by innocent civilians in an international waterways, according to a statement from the U.S. Central Command.
The U.S. strikes are in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels that were transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s demonstrated aggression was unwarranted, dangerous, and a clear violation of the ceasefire.