US Army: Iran’s ability to threaten the Strait of Hormuz "I blinked"
Confirm The US Army Saturday announced that the capacity of Iranthreatening Strait of Hormuz"I blinked"" As a result of the bombing of an underground facility this week in which Tehran was storing cruise missiles and other types of weapons.
The commander of the US Central Command in the Middle East, Admiral Brad Cooper, said in a video clip published on the X platform. "Not only did we destroy the facility, but we also eliminated intelligence support sites and missile-guided radars that were used to monitor ship movements."
The US Central Command announced on Tuesday this bombing, which was carried out on the Iranian coast using special anti-bunker bombs, weighing more than two tons and designed to penetrate underground targets.
Anti-ship missiles
The admiral explained that: "The Iranian regime used this fortified underground facility to secretly store anti-ship cruise missiles, in addition to mobile missile launchers and other equipment that posed a serious threat to international shipping.".
Cooper added "Iran’s ability to threaten freedom of navigation in and around the Strait of Hormuz has declined as a result (of this bombing), and we will not stop pursuing these goals.".
US President Donald Trump announced for the first time on Friday that Washington is studying "Downsizing" Describe it as"gradual" For its military operations in the Middle East "Against the Iranian terrorist regime"Hours after he ruled out reaching a ceasefire with Tehran.
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