CENTCOM Resumes Naval Blockade of Iranian Ports, Carries Out Third Consecutive Night Of Strikes On Iran
On July 14, CENTCOM began launching the third consecutive night of strikes against Iran.
KUWAIT AND STRAIT OF HORMUZ — CENTCOM announced it would resume the naval blockade of Iranian ports on July 14 at 8 p.m. UTC (11 p.m. local Kuwait time) at the direction of the Commander in Chief.
On July 14, CENTCOM began launching the third consecutive night of strikes against Iran. The command stated that these strikes will continue imposing costs on Iranian forces and reduce their capacity to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
The previous wave of strikes on July 12 targeted Iranian military air-defense systems, coastal radar sites, missile and drone capabilities, and small boats, and included the first combat employment of one-way attack sea drones by U.S. forces against a submarine and ship maintenance facility at Bandar Abbas Naval Base. CENTCOM stated that the strikes “degraded Iran’s ability to continue attacking commercial shipping.”
The M/V GFS Galaxy, a Cyprus-flagged container ship with IMO number 9401271, was attacked by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces approximately nine nautical miles east of Oman on July 11.
One civilian crew member remains missing, and the vessel suffered onboard fire and significant engine-room damage that prevented it from continuing its journey. The vessel had its Automatic Identification System switched off at the time of the incident.
