“Strike One Ship, and Iran’s Power Plants Will Be Destroyed” — Donald Trump’s Stern Warning!

 In a resolute effort to defend international freedom of navigation and secure global energy supply chains, U.S. forces have executed a 12th consecutive night of precision air strikes targeting Iranian offensive military infrastructure. The operation reflects Washington's unwavering commitment to counter regime-backed maritime threats in the Strait of Hormuz and resist broader escalation by Iranian-aligned proxies across the Middle East.

Key Operational & Strategic Highlights

• Precision Defensive Strikes: U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed targeted operations against Iranian coastal radar systems, anti-ship drone and missile storage facilities, naval assets, and air-defense networks.

• Maintaining Freedom of Navigation: Countering unverified claims from Tehran, U.S. forces have successfully escorted and supported over 900 commercial vessels carrying approximately 450 million barrels of crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz since May.

• Firm Presidential Warning: President Donald Trump issued a clear policy of deterrence via Truth Social, emphasizing that any Iranian attempt to strike commercial shipping in international waters will meet an immediate, proportional response against internal infrastructure targets.

• Exposing Proxy Aggression: Washington highlighted how Iran's regional proxies, including Yemen's Houthi rebels, continue to endanger global trade by targeting commercial crude tankers—such as the Encelia and Layla—in the Red Sea.

  
  

  
  

Defensive Precision & Rejection of Regime Propaganda

While Iranian state-run media outlets like IRNA published allegations of retaliatory strikes against U.S. installations and allied facilities in Jordan and Kuwait, international military observers note these claims remain completely unverified and characteristic of Tehran's ongoing information warfare. CENTCOM firmly rejected assertions by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) that the regime controls the Strait of Hormuz, confirming that the strategic waterway remains open under international law and active U.S. naval protection.

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│                        U.S. NAVAL & AIR RESPONSE                       │
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│ • Objective: Protect international transit & neutralize offensive hubs │
│ • Escorted Transit: 900+ commercial vessels (~450M crude barrels)      │
│ • Focus Areas: Degrading coastal radars, missile storage & launch pads │
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Despite increased market sensitivity following Houthi missile strikes on Red Sea shipping traffic, U.S. leadership reiterated that maritime defense operations will continue unabated until open-sea transit rights are fully restored and rogue state aggression is neutralised.