U.S. forces strike Iranian missile sites near Strait of Hormuz: command-Xinhua

U.S. forces strike Iranian missile sites near Strait of Hormuz: command

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-03-18 07:51:30

WASHINGTON, March 17 (Xinhua) -- U.S. forces struck Iranian missile sites along Iran's coastline near the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. Central Command said Tuesday on X.

"Hours ago, U.S. forces successfully employed multiple 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions on hardened Iranian missile sites along Iran's coastline near the Strait of Hormuz," the command said. ■