The US military says Iran’s ability to threaten the Strait of Hormuz has been “degraded” following US airstrikes this week on an underground facility where Tehran stored cruise missiles and other weapons.
Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of US Central Command, said in a video posted on X: “We not only destroyed the facility, but also intelligence support sites and missile radar relays used to monitor ship movements.”
He added, “Iran’s ability to threaten freedom of navigation in and around the Strait of Hormuz is degraded as a result, and we will not stop pursuing these targets.”
In the same clip, Admiral Cooper noted that US strikes have hit more than 8,000 Iranian military targets, including 130 vessels.