US military launches ‘powerful strikes’ against Iran to impose ‘heavy costs’: CENTCOM

The US military said overnight Wednesday that it had launched a ”series of powerful strikes against Iran to impose heavy costs” for attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

“US Central Command forces have begun launching a series of powerful strikes against Iran to impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping crewed by innocent civilians in an international waterway,” CENTCOM said in a statement posted on X.

Iran has attacked three commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz in recent days, including Qatari and Saudi vessels.

“Iran’s demonstrated aggression was unwarranted, dangerous, and a clear violation of the ceasefire,” CENTCOM said.

The attacks came hours after the US revoked sanctions waivers that authorized sale of Iranian oil because of the attacks. A US official said that the Iranian attacks in the Strait “were wholly unacceptable to the United States and will be met with consequences.”