The United States Central Command (Centcom) has officially announced\nthe launch of a series of new air strikes targeting Iranian territory on\nSunday (19 July) local time. The move marks the total collapse of the\npeace agreement previously forged between the two nations.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday at 6pm ET [Sunday local time], US forces began carrying out\nnew air strikes against Iran at the direction of the\nCommander-in-Chief,\u201d read an official Centcom statement posted on the\nsocial media platform X.<\/p>\n
According to the official release from the US military, the\nlarge-scale air operation was designed to degrade Iranian military\ncapabilities deemed to threaten the security of commercial shipping and\nmerchant vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese strikes are designed to further degrade Iran\u2019s ability to\nthreaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, and to swiftly\npunish Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces that launched an attack\nagainst American military personnel in Jordan last night,\u201d the statement\nadded.<\/p>\n
The renewed tension marks a nadir following diplomatic efforts that\nbore fruit several months ago. The US military has conducted several\nstrikes against Iran since 8 July. Centcom claimed the strikes were\nretaliation for Iran\u2019s actions against merchant vessels passing through\nthe Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n
The Iranian military responded by attacking American bases in several\nMiddle Eastern countries. Tehran also accused Washington of violating\nthe ceasefire agreement. On 9 July, US President Donald Trump declared\nthe ceasefire no longer in effect.<\/p>\n
President Donald Trump claimed Iran\u2019s military strength had been\ncompletely paralysed following the February strikes, adding that Supreme\nLeader Mojtaba Khamenei was growing increasingly weakened.<\/p>\n
Armed conflict broke out in the Strait of Hormuz, with the Iranian\nNavy (IRGC) engaged in fierce exchanges of fire with US forces.<\/p>\n
One crew member was killed and eight injured after two UAE tankers\nwere struck by Iranian cruise missiles in the Strait of Hormuz amid\nescalating tensions with the United States.<\/p>\n
The Chinese government urged both the United States and Iran to\nsafeguard shipping in the Strait of Hormuz after the two countries once\nagain engaged in massive mutual attacks.<\/p>\n
Iran has overhauled its military doctrine to confront the United\nStates. Here are four new Tehran tactics exploiting its geographical\nposition in the Strait of Hormuz to cripple the Western economy.<\/p>\n
US Central Command (Centcom) confirmed that two American soldiers\nwere killed and one is missing following an Iranian missile and drone\nattack on military bases in Jordan and Kuwait.<\/p>\n
The Indonesian government has called on Iran and the United Arab\nEmirates to exercise restraint and prioritise a peaceful resolution in\naccordance with international law.<\/p>\n
American missile stockpiles have been depleted by up to 50% following\nthe conflict with Iran. The Pentagon needs three to five years to\nreplenish them, raising global security concerns.<\/p>\n
The BMKG Geophysics Station in Malang confirmed that a luminous\nobject in the sky over Malang Regency, East Java, was not a missile but\na burning rocket.<\/p>\n
The Turkish Presidential Office denied reports of anti-aircraft\nmissiles being sent to Iran. Ankara described allegations of involvement\nin the downing of a US F-15 jet as black propaganda.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/centcom-announces-us-forces-launch-new-strikes-on-iran-1784436630", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }