WASHINGTON - The US military carried out fresh overnight strikes in Iran, targeting a military site that Washington said posed a threat to US forces and commercial vessels in the region, multiple US media outlets reported on Wednesday.

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”.

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