U.S. military forces completed a third consecutive night of strikes against Iran on Saturday, according to a statement released by the Central Command on the social media platform X.
The Saturday operation targeted approximately 140 Iranian military sites, which included missile and drone installations, naval assets, ammunition storage areas, communication infrastructure, and coastal surveillance positions, the Central Command reported.
Across all three nights of operations this week, American forces have now struck more than 300 targets in total, according to military officials.
The Central Command stated that Saturday’s strikes were a direct response to an attack on a commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz, and emphasized that commercial shipping traffic through the critical international waterway is continuing.
The American military action came just hours after Iran announced it had closed the strait, following a warning shot that struck a vessel traveling on what Iran described as an unapproved route. Iranian officials warned that any retaliation would be met with a “severe response.”
U.S. Central Command identified the targeted vessel as the M/V GFS Galaxy, a Cyprus-flagged container ship. Officials said the ship sustained serious damage to its engine room and that one civilian crew member is unaccounted for.
