Iran’s ability to threaten ships in the Strait of Hormuz has been “degraded” after the US bombing of an underground military facility this week, US Central Command says
The US military says Iran’s ability to threaten the Strait of Hormuz has been “degraded” after the US bombed an underground facility this week where Iran stored cruise missiles and other weapons.
“We not only took out the facility, but also destroyed intelligence support sites and missile radar relays that were used to monitor ship movements,” Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of US Central Command (Centcom) says in video message posted on X.
“Iran’s ability to threaten freedom of navigation in and around the Strait of Hormuz is degraded as a result, and we will not stop pursuing these targets,” he added.
In the same clip he also says that over 8,000 Iranian military targets have been struck by the US, including 130 Iranian vessels.
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