U.S. resumes ‘powerful strikes’ on Iran after Hormuz Strait ship attacks, CENTCOM says
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The United States launched “a series of powerful strikes” against Iran on Tuesday in retaliation for Iranian attacks on three commercial ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, US Central Command said.
“U.S. Central Command forces have begun launching a series of powerful strikes against Iran to target and impose heavy costs on attacking commercial vessels crewed by innocent civilians in international waterways,” CENTCOM said. he said. In a post I wrote to X. “The US strikes were carried out in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. The aggression shown by Iran was unwarranted, dangerous and a clear violation of the ceasefire.”
New US strikes threaten to reignite conflict in the region and could trigger fears that the Strait of Hormuz will be closed again. Oil prices rose dramatically during the US-Iran conflict, fueling inflation around the world.
The attacks follow a mutual coup between the United States and Iran last month, following similar attacks on commercial ships in the strait, one of the world’s most critical crossing points, which Iran kept closed for months this year. Both sides decided to withdraw in the days following the meeting last month amid a tenuous ceasefire as talks to end the war continued.
Washington and Tehran agreed to a memorandum of understanding in June that included ending hostilities and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The latest US retaliatory strikes will once again test the agreement that has prevailed in previous conflicts.
Tensions have been rising since Iran attacked ships passing through the strait earlier this week and the United States revoked sanctions exemptions for Iranian oil early Tuesday. Oil futures rose sharply in response to reignited tensions.
The US war with Iran began on February 28, when the US and Israel attacked the country that killed Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly emphasized that the goal of the war is to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, one of the topics of negotiations under the Memorandum of Understanding.
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