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US says it struck targets in Iran over ‘continued aggression’ against shipping

Strikes come after retaliatory attacks on Friday following a drone strike on cargo ship in strait of Hormuz The US military has launched further strikes on multiple targets in Iran , the US Central Command (Centcom) confirmed, a day after it had struck Iran in retaliation for a drone attack on a cargo ship in the strait of Hormuz. Centcom said its strikes on Saturday were in “direct response to continued Iranian aggression against commercial shipping”. The US strikes targeted “Iranian military surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities, and minelayer capabilities”, Centcom said in a statement. Continue reading...

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Strikes come after retaliatory attacks on Friday following a drone strike on cargo ship in strait of Hormuz The US military has launched further strikes on multiple targets in Iran , the US Central Command (Centcom) confirmed, a day after it had struck Iran in retaliation for a drone attack on a cargo ship in the strait of Hormuz. Centcom said its strikes on Saturday were in “direct response to continued Iranian aggression against commercial shipping”. The US strikes targeted “Iranian military surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities, and minelayer capabilities”, Centcom said in a statement. Continue reading...

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According to The Guardian’s source item, US says it struck targets in Iran over ‘continued aggression’ against shipping, Strikes come after retaliatory attacks on Friday following a drone strike on cargo ship in strait of Hormuz The US military has launched further strikes on multiple targets in Iran , the US Central Command (Centcom) confirmed, a day after it had struck Iran in retaliation for a drone attack on a cargo ship in the strait of Hormuz. Centcom said its strikes on Saturday were in “direct response to continued Iranian aggression against commercial shipping”. The US strikes targeted “Iranian military surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities, and minelayer capabilities”, Centcom said in a statement. Continue reading…

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