{"id":3938,"date":"2026-07-07T21:38:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T21:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3938"},"modified":"2026-07-07T21:38:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T21:38:56","slug":"us-military-unleashes-powerful-strikes-on-iran-to-impose-heavy-costs-for-cease-fire-violation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3938","title":{"rendered":"US military unleashes ‘powerful strikes’ on Iran to impose ‘heavy costs’ for cease-fire violation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The US military launched \u201cpowerful strikes\u201d against Iran on Tuesday in response to Tehran\u2019s attacks on three commercial ships near the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours, which American officials view as violations of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding.<\/p>\n

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\u201cUS Central Command forces have begun launching a series of powerful strikes against Iran to impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping crewed by innocent civilians in an international waterway,\u201d the combatant command said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe US strikes are in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels that were transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Iran\u2019s demonstrated aggression was unwarranted, dangerous, and a clear violation of the ceasefire,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n

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