CENTCOM says the new operation targets military capabilities used against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, while Trump threatens strikes on power plants and bridges and analysts warn the conflict could become a years-long war

US Central Command announced on Sunday that at 5pm EDT, forces began launching additional strikes on the country in an effort to secure the vital Strait of Hormuz waterway.

In a statement on X/Twitter, CENTCOM stated that the strikes are intended to degrade Iran’s “ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships freely transiting the Strait…

CENTCOM said the strikes were meant to "continue degrading Iranian capabilities used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz."