WASHINGTON, July 13 - The U.S. military said late on Monday its forces have completed their latest wave of strikes on Iran that the U.S. Central Command began earlier in the day at the direction of President Donald Trump. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

WASHINGTON, July 13 - The U.S. military said late on Monday its forces have completed their latest wave of strikes on Iran that the U.S. Central Command began earlier in the day at the direction of President Donald Trump. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The strikes are aimed to "continue degrading" Tehran's ability to attack commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, the US said.