US President Donald Trump is shown Tuesday in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. The United States military struck Iran for the fifth straight day Wednesday, with Trump saying Iran's leaders "better behave." Photo by Graeme Sloan/UPI | License Photo
July 15 (UPI) -- The United States struck Iranian targets again Wednesday evening, marking the fifth straight day of strikes and the second wave that day, as President Donald Trump said Iran's leaders "better behave."
U.S. Central Command said in a social media post that the later strikes "are targeting Iranian military capabilities used to threaten vessels freely transiting through the Strait of Hormuz."
"The U.S. military is holding Iran accountable at the Commander in Chief's direction," the post said.
The U.S. attacks followed early strikes on Greater Tunb Island in the Strait of Hormuz, a key site for Iran's coastal defenses and missile storage, CNN reported. The United States military also said it fired on a ship that tried to violate its blockade of Iran's ports and "redirected" two other commercial vessels.
