{"id":4267,"date":"2026-07-12T04:09:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T04:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4267"},"modified":"2026-07-12T04:09:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T04:09:28","slug":"us-unloads-military-might-on-iran-after-tehran-closes-strait-of-hormuz-now-they-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4267","title":{"rendered":"US unloads military might on Iran after Tehran closes Strait of Hormuz: ‘Now they pay’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The US unleashed its military might on Iran after the regime attacked a commercial vessel and declared the Strait of Hormuz closed Saturday.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIran made a poor choice. Now they pay,\u201d Secretary of War Pete Hegseth\u00a0posted on X.<\/p>\n

The Islamic Republic\u00a0attacked the M\/V GFS Galaxy, a Cyprus-flagged container ship, according to United States Central Command.<\/p>\n

A civilian crew member from the ship is now missing and the vessel suffered significant engine room damage in the strikes, CENTCOM added.<\/p>\n

Iran also targeted other ships navigating the strait, and the US shot down several drones, an official told the Wall Street Journal.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The US vowed that Tehran would pay a \u201cheavy cost\u201d and said that the retaliation, which began at 7:15 Eastern Time, was being carried out under the direction of the commander in chief, President Trump.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran was provided yet another opportunity to demonstrate adherence to the Memorandum of Understanding after being held accountable for earlier attacks on commercial vessels but has again failed,\u201d CENTCOM said in a statement on X.<\/p>\n

Several Iranian military installations were targeted in the strikes, including ground-to-air missile launchers, drone and missile storage facilities and launch sites, and surveillance radars, a US official told Axios\u2019 Barak Ravid.<\/p>\n

Explosions were heard in the southern Iranian coastal cities of Bushehr Chabahar and Asaluyeh early Sunday local time, Iranian state-run media reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Iranian state media claimed that military buildings were hit in the Busehr strikes, and a military site in Deyr was also hit.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There were also strikes in the city of Kagan, which is near Iran\u2019s vital South Pars oil and gas field, and in Jask, according to the New York Times.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Additional strikes were reported deeper inside Iran, including in the city of Kerman, which is 300 miles away from the coast, CNN reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The regime responded to the fierce US retaliation by launching a missile and drone bombardment on America\u2019s Gulf allies, including the United Arab Emirates.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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