The U.S. military dropped 5,000-pound bunker buster bombs on underground Iranian missile sites near the Strait of Hormuz. The strike came as Iran’s ongoing blockade of the Persian Gulf waterway has severely disrupted global shipping and rattled international energy markets.
U.S. Central Command announced the attack on X, confirming that multiple 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions were successfully used. The bombs targeted hardened Iranian missile sites along the coastline near the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM stated that the Iranian anti-ship cruise missiles stored at these sites posed a direct threat to international shipping passing through the strait, which is one of the most critical chokepoints for global trade.
