Following a wave of attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, President Trump ordered a major U.S. military operation against Iranian defensive, radar, and naval assets from Ankara.<\/p>\n
U.S. forces struck Iranian air defense systems, command-and-control networks, coastal radar stations, and over 60 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) vessels in and near the Strait of Hormuz. The strikes, which have now concluded, were described by a senior U.S. official as four to five times larger in scale than previous actions taken since the tentative ceasefire agreement.<\/p>\n
CENTCOM stated the operation was intended to limit Iran\u2019s ability to further attack international maritime commerce. The command noted that Tehran had recently targeted three commercial vessels, specifically those traveling the southern route protected by the United States.<\/p>\n
Iranian media reported explosions in Bandar Abbas, Sirik, and on Qeshm Island, with some injuries recorded in the port of Sirik. Tehran has warned that its response will be \u201ccrushing,\u201d maintaining that it will not tolerate interference in the management of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n
Reports from Axios indicate that Iran launched drones toward Bahrain overnight. Meanwhile, regional allies have begun diplomatic efforts to prevent further military escalation and preserve the fragile ceasefire.<\/p>\n
President Trump authorized the strike plan and issued the order while in Turkey for the NATO summit. He held consultations in Ankara with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine.<\/p>\n
The military action follows the U.S. Treasury Department’s decision to revoke a license that had previously suspended sanctions on Iranian oil sales\u2014a move Iran denounced as a violation of the ceasefire memorandum.<\/p>\n
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