U.S. Military Claims New Round of Military Strikes Against Iran
On July 23, Xinhua News Agency reported from Washington (reporters Huang Qiang and Xu Jianmei) that the U.S. Central Command announced on social media that the U.S. military began a new round of strikes against Iranian military targets at 6:45 PM Eastern Time (6:45 AM Beijing Time on the 24th). This marks the 13th consecutive night of strikes by the U.S. military against Iran.
The statement said that the purpose of this strike is "to hold Iran accountable and to weaken the threat posed by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to commercial shipping."
Earlier that day, the U.S. Central Command stated on social media that since resuming its maritime blockade against Iran nine days ago, the U.S. military has forced 12 commercial vessels to change course and rendered one vessel incapable of navigation, in order to prevent these ships from entering and exiting Iranian ports and coastal areas.
The U.S. military launched a new round of airstrikes against Iranian military targets on July 23, 2023, at 18:45 EDT, marking the 13th consecutive night of such actions. These strikes aim to hold Iran accountable and mitigate threats posed by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard to commercial shipping. Earlier, U.S. forces had compelled 12 commercial vessels to alter their routes and incapacitated one vessel since reinstating maritime blockade operations.
- U.S. military began strikes on Iranian military targets on July 23, 2023, at 18:45 EDT.
- This marks the 13th consecutive night of strikes against Iran.
- The strikes aim to hold Iran accountable and reduce threats from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard to commercial shipping.
- U.S. forces have forced 12 commercial vessels to change course and rendered one vessel incapable of navigation since resuming maritime blockade.
- The strikes are part of ongoing military operations in the region.