The United States carried out a third consecutive night of strikes against Iran early Tuesday, a five-hour operation that hit military targets across the country as Tehran retaliated by striking two Emirati oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, killing at least one crew member.
US Central Command said its forces struck military targets across Iran including Bushehr, Chah Bahar, Jask, Konarak, Abu Musa, and Bandar Abbas, aiming to further degrade Iran's ability to attack commercial shipping. A US official told CNN the operation targeted Iranian coastal surveillance systems along with drone and missile capabilities. CENTCOM said it hit 140 Iranian military targets in total.
The strikes came hours after two United Arab Emirates tankers, the Al Bahiya and the Mombasa, were hit by Iranian missiles in the southern Strait of Hormuz while inside Omani territorial waters. An Indian crew member aboard the Mombasa was killed, and the UAE Defense Ministry said the ship sustained material damage as fires broke out on board. The ministry said it would remain on the highest level of readiness to address any threats to the country's security.
