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US military says it struck 10 targets in Iran as ceasefire is strained by 2nd day of attacks
US airstrikes again hit Iran as Tehran strikes Bahrain and Kuwait, further imperiling interim deal
The U.S. military has launched a second round of airstrikes targeting Iran at President Donald Trump’s direction.
apnews.com
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U.S. Central Command, in a post to social media, said that U.S. military aircraft targeted Iranian military “surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities, and minelayer capabilities” following an attack on a merchant vessel early on Saturday morning. It later specified the strikes involved 10 Iranian military targets at multiple locations in and near the Strait of Hormuz.
In a social media post, Trump said the U.S. had “struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations, and coastal radar sites, for violating the Cease Fire Agreement, AGAIN!” He warned of a point where the U.S. may no longer be able to be reasonable “and will be forced to militarily complete the job.”
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U.S. Central Command said that in this latest attack Iranian forces attacked the oil tanker Kiku with a one-way drone. The tanker was laden with more than two million barrels of crude oil and sailing through the Strait of Hormuz.
According to ship tracking websites, the Kiku left a Qatari oil field in the middle of the Persian Gulf earlier in the week and was bound for a port in the United Arab Emirates that sits on the Gulf of Aman, just on the other side of the Strait of Hormuz.
It appeared to be attempting to use a route that was established near the coast of Oman that is serving as an alternative to the route sanctioned by Iran that runs through its own waters.
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Commentary:
As the national capital, Tehran is the hub for Iran’s government, public administration, banking, finance, healthcare, and retail. High value target.
Trump warned of a point where the U.S. may no longer be able to be reasonable “and will be forced to militarily complete the job.”
If the USA is really serious about the matter, they’re going to have to strike 500 targets to get Iran’s attention ... and if that doesn’t work, they’ll have to destroy all power generation plants and Iran’s entire oil shipping infrastructure ...
Trump and allies should set up a program where the Hormuz Strait must remain open and the cost of any and all damages inflicted upon shipping by Iran will be 100% covered by Iranian impounded funds.
