CENTCOM Confirms 'Dozens' of Iranian Targets Hit in New Strike Wave
US Central Command said it completed an additional round of strikes on 'dozens' of military targets near the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's coastal region at 10 p.m. EDT Tuesday.
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US Central Command announced Tuesday night that it had completed an additional round of strikes on “dozens” of military targets near the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s coastal region, with the wave concluding at 10 p.m. EDT, according to The Hill. It is the first CENTCOM readout to formally quantify the tempo of the current campaign.
What we know
CENTCOM said the strikes were completed on Tuesday night, targeting “dozens” of Iranian military sites concentrated in the area around the Strait of Hormuz and along Iran’s southern coastline, The Hill reported. The 10 p.m. EDT completion time places the wave several hours after earlier daytime US strikes that a US official had described to Reuters and The Hill as aimed at “emerging threats.”
Iranian outlets reported US projectile strikes near the southern Hormozgan province cities of Hajiabad and Sirik earlier the same day, and Iranian state television said Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz was also hit. Oil prices rose to a one-month high as the strikes and the US naval blockade unfolded, with Al Jazeera reporting fresh gains on renewed hostilities.
What we don’t know
CENTCOM has not released a target list, damage assessment, or the specific munitions used in the Tuesday-night wave. Casualty figures on the Iranian side have not been disclosed by either government. Whether the “dozens” of targets included coastal missile batteries, IRGC naval facilities, radar sites, or fixed infrastructure such as bridges and power plants — named as possible next targets by President Trump — remains unclear. This is a developing story.
Context
The Tuesday-night wave extends the campaign that began Sunday after Iranian missiles struck two UAE-flagged tankers in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, killing an Indian sailor and wounding eight crew. President Trump ordered a naval blockade of the strait and authorized nightly US strikes, which have now hit Bushehr, Bandar Abbas, Qeshm Island, Hajiabad and Sirik across four consecutive days.
Hours before the CENTCOM announcement, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had attacked US forces in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan, with the Jerusalem Post reporting “massive” explosions in Kuwait and drone strikes on a US position in Jordan. The reciprocal targeting has pushed the exchange from the maritime domain into direct strikes on US host-nation bases and Iranian coastal infrastructure.
What to watch
- A follow-up CENTCOM release naming specific targets, munitions and battle-damage assessments for the Tuesday-night wave.
- Iranian confirmation or denial of the reported hits along the Hormozgan coast and any casualty numbers from Tehran.
- Whether the next US wave crosses the threshold from military-only targets to bridges and power plants named by President Trump, marking a shift to civilian infrastructure.
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