U.S. Military Says It Has Completed 13th Consecutive Night of Strikes on Iran

CENTCOM

Military equipment targeted at an unknown location by U.S. military.

The U.S. military said late on Thursday it completed its latest round of strikes on Iran ‌that marked a 13th consecutive night of American attacks.

The latest strikes lasted more than two hours, according to the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM).

"CENTCOM targeted Iranian military command centers, drone storage facilities, communication networks, coastal surveillance sites and maritime capabilities ⁠to further diminish the threat Iran poses to civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz," it said in a statement.

U.S. President Donald Trump promised "major military punishment" for Iran and its Houthi allies on Thursday after the Yemeni fighters struck two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, extending the war into a second major shipping chokepoint. Tehran has also blocked the Strait of Hormuz.

The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran began on 28 February; ⁠Tehran responded with its own strikes on Israel and Gulf states that host U.S. bases.

Trump has also threatened to target Iranian energy facilities and ⁠bridges. Iran has warned that if the U.S. carried out such threats, Iranian forces would target regional oil, gas, electricity and economic facilities.



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