The United States military said on Tuesday it had struck Iranian missile sites near the strategic Strait of Hormuz using using some of the most powerful munitions in its arsenal.
"Hours ago, US forces successfully employed multiple 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions on hardened Iranian missile sites along Iran’s coastline near the Strait of Hormuz," United States Central Command said in a statement on X. Further justifying the attack it added, " The Iranian anti-ship cruise missiles in these sites posed a risk to international shipping in the strait."
