US President Donald Trump said the country’s military attacked Iran again overnight. He reported that the strikes were in retaliation for US troops killed a few days ago in retaliatory attacks launched by Iran.
Trump told journalists in Washington upon returning from the World Cup finals that the US is targeting Iran to honor three soldiers who lost their lives in action. These soldiers include one who died on Saturday in Iraq from an explosion while defusing an Iranian drone.
The US Central Command in the Middle East stated that it carried out strikes inside Iran, targeting the country’s coastal areas and its defense systems.
It added that the objective of the strikes—now entering their ninth day—is to weaken Iran’s capability to control the Strait of Hormuz.
