U.S. renews strikes on Iran as Trump threatens civilian infrastructure
The U.S. forces launched the latest round of strikes against Iran on Wednesday, according to U.S. Central Command, continuing bombardments against military assets as Trump mulls strikes against civilian infrastructure in Iran. Key facts - Central Command said strikes were made against Iranian military assets “used to threaten” ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial oil shipping route that has become one of the largest points of contention in the Iran war. - Central Command added the strikes were made at Trump’s “direction,” as the president told reporters Wednesday he would not give Iran a deadline before the U.S. launched separate attacks against civilian infrastructure like bridges or power plants. - The U.S. military said earlier Wednesday it has redirected two commercial vessels in the Strait since it restarted a naval blockade against Iranian ports Tuesday, after Iran targeted ships that were using “unauthorized” routes. - Mohammad Ghalibaf, Iran's speaker of the Parliament, blasted the “memorandum…
15 Jul 00:00 · Inlandnewstoday