US military completes its latest strikes on Iran, marking the 10th successive night of attacks

The US military said late on Monday it finished
its latest round of strikes on Iran, saying it hit Iranian military command
centres, missile and drone launch sites, maritime capabilities and air defence
systems.
The US Central Command made the announcement in
a post on social media website X.
- The
latest round of US strikes on Iran lasted about five hours, according to
the US military, marking 10 consecutive nights of American strikes on
Iran.
- Washington
said it is attempting to "degrade Iran's ability to continue
attacking commercial vessels flowing through the Strait of Hormuz."
- The
Iran war began when the US and Israel attacked Iran on 28 February and
Iran responded with its own strikes on Israel and Gulf states that host US
bases.
- US-Israeli
strikes on Iran and Israeli attacks on Lebanon during the war have killed
thousands and displaced millions.
- The war
has raised oil prices and shaken global markets.
- US
troop deaths in the war rose to 17 over the weekend.
- On
Monday, Trump vowed revenge against Iran after the deadly weekend for US
troops.
- In the
past week, Trump threatened to expand the targets being struck in Iran to
include energy plants and bridges.
- The
1949 Geneva Conventions on humanitarian conduct in war prohibit attacks on
sites considered essential for civilians.
- After
Trump's past threats to strike such targets, international law experts in
the US said earlier this year such attacks may amount to war crimes.
















