At least 6,000 ships have been blocked from passing through the mined Strait of Hormuz since the conflict began

The US military said it carried out strikes against targets including boats attempting to lay mines “to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces”.

U.S. Central Command said in a statement the strikes were designed "to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces."

WASHINGTON -- The US military struck missile launch sites and mine-laying boats in southern Iran on Monday, the US Central Command said.

The United States military on Monday carried out strikes in southern Iran targeting boats allegedly attempting to lay mines and missile launch sites, in what Washington described…

Targets included missile launch sites and Iranian boats attempting to emplace mines.

At least 6,000 ships have been blocked from passing through the mined Strait of Hormuz since the conflict began

The US has launched fresh strikes on southern Iran, targeting the country’s missile sites and boats attempting to place mines.

The US military carried out new strikes overnight in Iran targeting a military site that officials believed posed a threat to American forces and commercial maritime traffic in…

The strikes were aimed at a military site believed to have posed a threat to U.S. forces and commercial traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, according to one official