The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced at exactly 4:45 p.m. Eastern Time the start of the third consecutive night of military strikes against Iran, by direct order of U.S. President Donald Trump.

CENTCOM confirmed that these strikes aim to inflict heavy losses on Iranian forces and destroy their ability to launch attacks against innocent civilians and disrupt commercial navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.

These military operations come as part of a series of ongoing strikes carried out by the United States for the third consecutive time, in a notable U.S. military escalation toward Tehran.