The US military says Iran's ability to threaten the Strait of Hormuz has been "degraded" after the US bombed an underground facility this week where Iran stored cruise missiles and other weapons.
"We not only destroyed the facility, we also destroyed the intelligence support sites and missile radar relays that were used to monitor the movements of the ships," says Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of US Central Command (Centcom), in a video message posted on X.
“Iran’s ability to threaten freedom of navigation in and around the Strait of Hormuz has been degraded as a result, and we will not stop pursuing these targets,” he added. In the same clip he also says that over 8,000 Iranian military targets have been struck by the US, including 130 Iranian ships.
