The U.S. military launched a series of strikes against Iranian targets early Wednesday after three merchant ships were struck in the waters off Oman.
In a statement posted to social media, U.S. Central Command said American forces launched the strikes "to impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping crewed by innocent civilians in an international waterway."
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"Iran's demonstrated aggression was unwarranted, dangerous, and a clear violation of the ceasefire," the statement said.
Iranian state media reported the sound of explosions in Qeshm in the Strait of Hormuz and Bandar Abbas on the Persian Gulf.
