The U.S. military today bombed “hardened Iranian missile sites” along the coast of the vital Strait of Hormuz waterway, U.S. Central Command said.
“Hours ago, U.S. forces successfully employed multiple 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions on hardened Iranian missile sites along Iran’s coastline near the Strait of Hormuz,” Central Command said on X.
“The Iranian anti-ship cruise missiles in these sites posed a risk to international shipping in the strait,” it said.
Iran has attacked ships in the waterway, through which 20% of the world’s crude oil supply typically travels.
Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has vowed that the strait would remain closed in retaliation for attacks the U.S. and Israel launched against Iran on Feb. 28. Gas prices in the U.S. and elsewhere have spiked because of disruption in oil markets since the war began.