US military launches fresh strikes on Iran — CENTCOM

US-Israeli strikes on IranUS military launches fresh strikes on Iran — CENTCOM The US military says that the strikes will degrade Iranian capabilities used to attack commercial vessels and civilian mariners in the Strait of Hormuz© U.S. Navy via APNEW YORK, July 20. /TASS/. The US military has begun another series of strikes on Iranian territory, the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said. "CENTCOM began conducting a new wave of strikes against Iran at 7 p.m. ET today for the ninth consecutive night. The strikes will continue degrading Iranian military capabilities used to attack commercial vessels and civilian mariners transiting the Strait of Hormuz," CENTCOM wrote on its X account. 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