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CENTCOM announced the completion of a new round of strikes against Iranian targets in response to recent attacks by Iran on merchant ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
Consensus
- The United States completed a new round of airstrikes against targets in Iran on July 8.
- More than 80 targets were struck by U.S. forces.
- The strikes targeted Iranian air defense systems, command and control networks, radar installations, anti-ship missile complexes, and over 60 small boats of the Revolutionary Guard Corps.
- The attacks were conducted in response to recent Iranian attacks on commercial vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
- Explosions occurred on the islands of Kishm and Khark and in the cities of Sirik and Bandar Abbas in southern Iran.
Points of divergence
- The U.S. military's CENTCOM stated that the main goal was to deprive Iran of the ability to attack commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. — vesti
- CENTCOM specifically mentioned three attacked vessels: M/T Al Rekayyat, M/T Wedyan (under Saudi Arabia's flag), and M/T Cyprus Prosperity (under Liberia's flag). — interfax
Coverage (6 sources)
- US completes strikes on targets in Iran — Вести
- US completes strikes on Iran — Интерфакс
- More than 10 US Air Force tanker aircraft support strikes on Iran — Интерфакс
- Al Jazeera reports that Iran has not yet responded to US strikes — Интерфакс
- AP reports that US strikes on Iran will last several hours — Интерфакс
- US strikes Iranian air defense and anti-ship missile launchers — Интерфакс