The U.S. military carried out strikes on Iran’s radar system and drone control centers, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said. The IRGC has launched a retaliatory attack on the U.S. military base used to carry out a nighttime strike on the Iranian island of Sirik.
Over the past three weeks, the U.S. military provided support to about 70 ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz, The New York Times reported, citing U.S. administration officials.
On the night of May 8, the US military conducted strikes against Iranian military facilities. The strikes were reportedly in response to the attack on destroyers in Hormuz.
In the statement, CENTCOM shows the oil tanker Herby, which is operated by the National Iranian Tanker Company
Over 200 U.S. planes and helicopters, as well as 15,000 sailors and marines, have arrived in the Middle East as part of three aircraft carrier strike groups, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said.
An Iranian cargo vessel that was seized earlier by the U.S. forces was traveling en route to the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) reported.
The US military has commenced the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, fulfilling a commitment made by President Donald Trump the previous day.
U.S. Central Command said its forces will begin a blockade on all traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports starting Monday at 10 a.m. ET.
The IRGC reported strikes on the US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln. According to US Central Command (CENTCOM), the carrier continues to conduct combat missions in the Middle East.
U.S. forces struck Iranian missile sites along Iran's coastline near the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. Central Command said Tuesday.
The U.S. has struck more than 5,500 targets inside Iran, including dozens of naval vessels and missile facilities, as part of the ongoing operation, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander Adm. Brad Cooper said.
U.S. forces on Tuesday sunk several Iranian ships, including 16 minelayers, near the Strait of Hormuz, according to the U.S. Central Command.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said Monday that all 11 Iranian vessels operating in the Gulf of Oman have been destroyed.
They begin tomorrow and will last two days
