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The US military claims to have completed a new round of strikes against Iran.
According to a recent statement and video released by the U.S. Odaily Command, the U.S. military launched a new round of offensive strikes against Iran, using precision-guided munitions to hit more than 80 targets, in a "direct response to Iran's recent attacks on merchant ships sailing in the Strait of Hormuz." The statement said that the US military's targets included Iranian air defense systems, command and control networks, coastal radar sites, and anti-ship missile capabilities; in addition, more than 60 small vessels of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were destroyed in the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding waters. This comes after Iran previously attacked three merchant ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz: the Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker "Al-Recayat," the Saudi Arabian-flagged oil tanker "Vedian," and the Liberian-flagged oil tanker "Cyprus Prosperity." US Central Command forces remain on high alert, and "the US will hold Iran accountable should it fail to comply with or violate the agreement." (Jin Shi)
Iranian military strikes US base in Bahrain, threatens further attacks
According to Mars Finance, citing Jinshi News, the Iranian military stated that it has launched strikes against US bases in Bahrain and pledged further attacks should the US launch another attack on Iran.
Iran announces initial response to the US: strikes against 85 key US military facilities.
PANews reported on July 8th that, according to Jinshi News, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a statement saying that the United States has once again repeated its usual treacherous practices, with its forces launching airstrikes on several coastal bases and civilian facilities in Hormozgan Province and the Maheshahr coastal region in the early hours of today, blatantly violating the ceasefire agreement and trampling on the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding. In an initial response to this aggression, the IRGC Navy and Aerospace Force conducted a joint missile and drone operation, destroying 85 key US military facilities located in Salman Port, the Bahrain Fifth Fleet base, and the Ali Salim Air Base in Kuwait. Simultaneously, an enemy MQ-9 drone attempting to intervene in the operation was shot down.
Less than 20 days after the ceasefire between the US and Iran, the situation has changed again: the US has intensified its attacks on Iran, revoked oil waivers, and increased the scale of its strikes fivefold.
PANews reported on July 8 that, according to Jinshi News, the United States launched a new round of airstrikes against Iran and revoked a waiver allowing it to sell oil globally. This move further jeopardizes the peace agreement between the two countries following frequent attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. Central Command issued a statement on the X platform stating that this "powerful strike" was intended to "impose a heavy price on attacks and harassment of merchant ships carrying innocent civilians in international waters," and that Iran's aggression was "unjustified, dangerous, and a clear violation of the ceasefire agreement." According to the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control on July 7, the U.S. revoked a general license authorizing the sale of Iranian oil, with the remaining transactions allowed to continue until midnight Eastern Time on July 17.
The US military has begun a series of powerful strikes against Iran.
According to ChainCatcher, citing Jinshi, the U.S. Central Command announced that the U.S. military has begun a series of powerful strikes against Iran.
Kalas: Proposes sanctions against entities supporting Russia's military industry
According to Mars Finance, citing Jinshi News, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Karas said today that she will propose sanctions against more entities supporting Russia's military industry in response to Russia's attacks on Ukraine.