US military says its latest strikes on Iran have ended, marking 11th successive night of attacks

By Kanishka Singh and Jasper Ward

WASHINGTON, July 21 (Reuters) – The U.S. military said late on Tuesday it had ended the latest round of strikes that marked the 11th consecutive American strikes against Iran.

Here are the quotes and details:

• “CENTCOM assets targeted Iran’s military operations centers, maritime capabilities, aircraft hangars, drone storage facilities, and military logistics infrastructure to further weaken Iran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz,” U.S. Central Command said in a statement.

• The attacks lasted about 75 minutes late Tuesday, according to the U.S. military.

• Washington said Iran attacked more than 30 commercial ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz in the last three months.

• The Iran war began with the US and Israel attacking Iran on February 28, and Iran responded with its own attacks on Israel and the Gulf countries hosting US bases.

• During the war, US-Israeli attacks on Iran and Israeli attacks on Lebanon resulted in the deaths of thousands and the displacement of millions.

• An official from Iran’s health ministry said that 50 civilians were killed and 500 civilians were injured in the latest US attacks on Iran.

• The deaths of US soldiers in the war have increased to 18 in recent days.

• Trump on Monday vowed revenge on Iran after a deadly weekend for U.S. troops.

• Last week, Trump threatened to expand the scope of targets hit in Iran to include power plants and bridges.

• The 1949 Geneva Conventions on humanitarian conduct in war prohibit attacks on areas deemed essential for civilians.

• Following Trump’s past threats to strike such targets, international law experts in the United States said in April that such strikes could amount to war crimes.

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh and Jasper Ward in Washington; Editing by Stephen Coates)