The US forces announced launching new military strikes targeting Iranian military sites, at 5:30 PM Eastern Time, by direct order of the Commander-in-Chief, President Donald Trump.

The US forces confirmed that the military operation will continue with the aim of further destroying Iranian capabilities that pose a threat to civilian mariners and commercial ships transiting the territorial waters in the Middle East region.

These strikes come in the context of the US military escalation aimed at securing freedom of maritime navigation and protecting commercial ships from Iranian threats in the region.