BREAKING REPORT: US begins fresh wave of attacks on Iran

by The Right Scoop

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the US military began new strikes today on Iran after they intend on trying to close the Strait of Hormuz.

Here’s more from WSJ:

The U.S. conducted a fresh wave of strikes on Iranian military targets near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday as the two countries’ standoff over control over the critical waterway deepens.

American forces attacked missile and air-defense systems, as well as small boats belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, at multiple locations around the strategic waterway, according to U.S. officials. The strikes were designed to continue degrading Iran’s ability to launch attacks on commercial vessels, the officials said.

 
Here’s even more from OSINTdefender:

The Wall Street Journal reports that the U.S. carried out another round of strikes Sunday against Iranian military targets around the Strait of Hormuz, targeting Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) missile sites, air defenses, fast attack craft, coastal surveillance systems, and drone infrastructure following continued attacks on commercial shipping.

The report also notes that Iran has expanded its response beyond the Strait, launching missiles and drones toward Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman, broadening the confrontation to include several Gulf states that host U.S. forces or have supported efforts to keep maritime traffic flowing.

From the U.S. perspective, the strikes are intended to degrade Iran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping and preserve freedom of navigation through the Strait. Iran, however, maintains that it has the right to regulate traffic through the waterway, has declared the Strait closed, and argues vessels using routes not authorized by Tehran are operating unlawfully, viewing control of Hormuz as key leverage in broader negotiations with Washington.


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