The strikes came after President Trump threatened retaliatory action against Tehran
The attacks were called "self-defence strikes", which the US has carried out on multiple targets at the direction of Donald Trump. The strikes began at 5:15pm ET, according to CENTCOM.
In a statement posted to X, CENTCOM wrote: "U.S. Central Command forces began launching additional self-defense strikes today at 5:15 p.m. ET against multiple targets in Iran at the Commander in Chief’s direction.confirmed that armed forces would follow orders from the president hit Iran hard on Wednesday by bombing "key facilities.
" "We will hit them hard on our terms on the targets that improve the environment for us to operate in and undermine the capabilities that Iran wants to have," Hegseth said. US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the strikes were carried out because Iran had not taken a peace deal when it had the chance.
Trump previously warned that the US would strike Iran again if no peace deal was secured, and threatened further action after hostilities intensified in the region and peace building efforts deteriorated. , including attacks on the island of Qeshm and Bandar Abbas, according to state media. The strikes began around 5pm Eastern Time on Tuesday.
Tehran has vowed to respond to the attacks, as Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, took to X to claim that the US has "opted to test our determination" despite "defeats on the battlefield".
"Leave our region if you want to be safe," he writes, adding: "Our powerful armed forces will leave no attack or threat unanswered. "The statement added: "The mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression”. President Trump described the strikes as "very strong" and "very powerful", telling ABC News: "I think it's very important to respond. They shot down a helicopter, and we are responding as we speak”.
"I believe in responding in a strong manner. I always have throughout my life. This is a response to what they did with our helicopter last night, and I believe the response should be very strong, very powerful, and that's what this one is. "
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