CENTCOM

US launches strikes on Iran after three ships hit near Hormuz

The U.S. military launched a series of strikes against Iranian targets on Tuesday in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command announced. The strikes mark the latest escalation threatening a fragile…

US says 129 ships diverted under naval blockade of Iran

US Central Command announced on Friday that 129 commercial vessels have been diverted and six ships disabled since the launch of the naval blockade against Iran on April 13, marking nearly eight weeks of maritime enforcement around Iranian ports in…