US military strikes dozens of targets across Iran in latest round of attacks

The American military struck dozens of targets across Iran overnight in the fourth round of attacks on the Islamic Republic within a week, U.S. Central Command said early on Monday.

Precision munitions were deployed against “dozens of targets at multiple locations” to degrade Tehran’s ability to disrupt international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, CENTCOM said.

The targets included Iranian air-defense systems, coastal radar sites, missile and drone capabilities, and small boats, according to the statement.

U.S. fighter aircraft, naval vessels, one-way attack aerial drones and, for the first time, one-way attack sea drones, took part in the operation, it continued.

The command reiterated that Iran does not control the Strait of Hormuz, despite Tehran’s declaration that the strategic shipping lane was closed.

“U.S. forces are postured and prepared to ensure that freedom of navigation remains available to commercial shipping despite Iran’s continued unwarranted aggression, harassment, threats and arbitrary declarations,” it stated.

The U.S. military has launched four rounds of strikes against Iran since the Islamic Republic resumed attacks on commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz on July 7.

President Donald Trump told NBC‘s “Meet the Press” on Sunday that the U.S. military had “bombed the hell out of” the Iranian regime the previous night.

“They’re very, very evil and sick people. We had meetings with them. They agreed to a deal yesterday, a perfect deal for us. No nuclear, no this, no that, no nothing. They gave up everything. And then after that, they left the room. And then within an hour, they launched a drone at a ship,” the president said.

Iran expanded its retaliatory strikes on Sunday and Monday, with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps saying it had targeted U.S. military across the region. Qatar, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait reported being targeted, according to Reuters.

“The only way for the Strait of Hormuz to be reopened for the passage of vessels is for the U.S. aggressor military to end its interference in the strait and to respect the sovereignty of countries over their own coastal waters,” the IRGC warned in a statement cited by Iranian state media.