Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard
Corps attacked the Cyprus-flagged container ship M/V GFS Galaxy in the Strait
of Hormuz, causing engine-room damage, a fire, and leaving one crew member
missing.
U.S. Central Command responded with
a third round of strikes using precision munitions from aircraft, drones, and
naval vessels, targeting approximately 140 Iranian military sites including
missile and drone facilities, naval assets, ammunition depots, communication
networks, and coastal radars.
The strikes aim to degrade Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping amid Iranian claims of closing the strait, which U.S. Central Command rebuts by affirming it remains open to all vessels seeking lawful transit.