WASHINGTON — The forces of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) began a series of attacks against Iran on Tuesday in response to Iranian attacks against three commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, according to the US military command.
“Iran’s actions were unjustified, dangerous and a clear violation of the ceasefire,” Centcom said in its X account, accusing Tehran of attacking commercial ships manned by “innocent civilians” in an international shipping lane.
“The forces of the United States Central Command have begun to launch a series of strong attacks against Iran to impose a high cost for attacking and endangering commercial vessels manned by innocent civilians in an international sea lane,” the US Army reported in a message posted on social networks.
In it he points out that these actions are “a response to Iranian aggression against three commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.” “The aggression demonstrated by Iran was unjustified, dangerous and constituted a clear violation of the ceasefire,” CENTCOM added.
Growing tension
The tension has reached a new point this Tuesday with the attack on the Qatari ship ‘Al Rekayyat’ while transiting near the Strait of Hormuz. Doha attributed this incident to Iran, noting that it constitutes an “unacceptable attack on the safety of international maritime navigation, the security of global energy supplies and a serious and manifest violation of International Law.”
The new attacks occur at a time of growing tension between the United States and Iran, despite the ceasefire reached between both countries, with the Strait of Hormuz becoming a focus of dispute due to its importance for the global transport of oil and gas.
According to US authorities, in the last few hours Iran attacked three commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, including a Qatari-flagged gas tanker and a Saudi oil tanker, in incidents that caused material damage but left no victims among the crews.
Qatar and Saudi Arabia blamed Tehran for the attacks and denounced that they put the security of international navigation and energy supplies at risk.
The escalation led Washington to withdraw temporary relief granted to Iran as part of the framework of understanding reached in June, which had allowed certain operations related to Iranian oil.
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