US Strikes Iran in Retaliation for Attacks on Commercial Vessels
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
The United States military launched new strikes against Iran on Tuesday in retaliation for Iranian aggression against commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a post by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on X. "CENTCOM forces have begun to launch a series of decisive strikes against Iran to impose a high cost for attacking commercial vessels manned by innocent civilians in an international waterway," CENTCOM stated. "The U.S. strikes respond to Iranian aggression against three commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's demonstrated aggression was unjustified, dangerous, and constituted a clear violation of the ceasefire." The attacks come as U.S. and Iranian officials negotiate maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway through which nearly 20% of the world's oil passed before the war. Iran has maintained that it has the right to charge a fee to ships passing through the strait. This article was originally published in English by Courtney Kube and Babak Dehghanpisheh for our sister network NBC News. This story was translated from English by an AP editor with the help of a generative artificial intelligence tool. A Telemundo Digital editor reviewed the translation.
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