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US strikes Iranian missile sites near Strait of Hormuz - CENTCOM
March 18, 2026
10:55

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, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on X account.
"The Iranian anti-ship cruise missiles in these sites posed a risk to international shipping in the strait," CENTCOM stressed.
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