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The US military says it has launched the second wave of attacks of the day against Iran. This began at 3:00 p.m. US Eastern time (9:00 p.m. Swiss time), the responsible regional command of the US military Centcom announced on the X platform. The attacks are therefore aimed at Iranian military capabilities that were used to threaten merchant ships in the Strait of Hormuz. The US military had given a similar justification for attacks in recent days.
At 3 pm ET, US forces launched operations for a second wave of strikes today against Iran. The strikes are targeting Iranian military capabilities used to threaten vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz, an international waterway vital to global commerce. The…
— US Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 15, 2026
The US authority’s X-Post.
Trump doesn’t want to set a deadline
US President Donald Trump recently threatened Iran once again with attacks on civilian infrastructure. When asked by a journalist whether he would give Iran an ultimatum before the US military began bombing bridges, Trump said: “I don’t like setting deadlines.”
On Tuesday, Trump said that next week all power plants and bridges would be destroyed “unless they (the Iranians) come to the negotiating table and negotiate,” he said in an interview with the US broadcaster Fox News. Trump also announced violent attacks in the coming nights. (sda/dpa)