The US military said in a statement posted on X on Monday that it completed a new round of strikes in Iran aimed at preventing the Islamic Republic from attacking shipping in the vital Strait of Hormuz.CENTCOM said that it hit dozens of targets at multiple locations with precision munitions to degrade Iran’s ability to continue attacking international shipping flowing through the Strait of Hormuz.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“CENTCOM forces struck Iranian military air-defense systems, coastal radar sites, missile and drone capabilities, and small boats using US fighter aircraft, naval vessels, one-way attack aerial drones, and one-way attack sea drones for the first time,” the US military said in a post on X.The statement addes that that the strait was a vital maritime corridor for global trade and that “Iran does not control it.”“US forces are postured and prepared to ensure that freedom of navigation remains available to commercial shipping despite Iran’s continued unwarranted aggression, harassment, threats, and arbitrary declarations,” CENTCOM added.Read more: Iran says latest US strikes have ‘rendered futile’ recent diplomacy