The U.S. military said on the 7th (local time) that it had completed airstrikes against Iran in response to Iran's attack on a commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. Central Command, which oversees U.S. forces in the Middle East, announced on X, a social media platform, that it had completed retaliatory strikes hitting more than 80 targets inside Iran.
Central Command said it used precision-guided munitions to strike Iran's air defense systems, command-and-control networks, coastal radar sites, and anti-ship missile assets. It also said that more than 60 small boats belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) deployed in and near the Strait of Hormuz were included among the targets.
The strikes were a retaliatory measure after three oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz came under missile and drone attacks from Iran the previous day. Earlier, Central Command, announcing the start of the Iran strikes, criticized, "The aggressive actions Iran has shown cannot be justified and are not only dangerous but also a clear violation of the cease-fire agreement."
The administration of Donald Trump also raised the pressure on Iran that day by withdrawing waivers related to Iranian crude oil sanctions.