NEW The US military announced that it carried out additional air strikes against Iran today and that the naval blockade against Iran will come into effect at 23:00 ET (16:00 US eastern time).
US Central Command (CENTCOM) shared a post on its social media account.
"Today at 15:00 US Eastern time, CENTCOM launched an additional airstrike against Iran to continue weakening Iran's capabilities to attack commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz," the post said. The expression was used.
It was noted in the statement that the attacks were carried out at a time when American forces were preparing to restart the naval blockade of Iranian ports and coastal areas, and that the blockade would come into force at 23:00 Turkish lira (16:00 US eastern time).