The U.S. has launched new strikes on Iran, days after targeting the country’s missile sites and mine-laying boats, according to officials.
These fresh strikes were aimed at a military site believed to have posed a threat to American forces and commercial traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil passageway in the Middle East, a US official told Reuters Wednesday.
Despite the latest attack, the fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran that has held for nearly two months is still considered to be in effect, a U.S. official told CBS News.
Earlier this week, the U.S. Central Command announced what it called “self-defense” strikes, targeting Iran’s missile launch sites and mine-laying boats in the Strait of Hormuz.
“U.S. forces conducted self-defense strikes in southern Iran today to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces,” CENTCOM spokesperson Captain Tim Hawkins said Monday evening.
“U.S. Central Command continues to defend our forces while using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire,” Hawkins added.
The Independent has reached out to CENTCOM for comment on the new strikes.
The fresh strikes came after President Donald Trump threatened to “finish the job” if Tehran and Washington couldn’t reach an agreement that he was satistified with.
“Iran is very much intent, they want very much to make a deal,” he said at a White House cabinet meeting Wednesday.
“So far, they haven’t gotten there. We’re not satisfied with it, but we will be. We will be — either that or we’ll have to just finish the job,” he added.
This is a developing story…
