The United States Central Command announced on Thursday (US local time) that it conducted a fresh wave of strikes against Iranian military targets. This marks the 13th consecutive night of strikes by Washington against Tehran. In a post on X, CENTCOM said that the strikes come to "diminish threats" from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to commercial shipping.

"U.S. forces started another night of strikes against Iranian military targets at 6:45 p.m. ET today. This is the 13th consecutive night of strikes aimed to hold Iran accountable and diminish threats from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to commercial shipping," CENTCOM said.