What to know about the Iran war today:
- U.S. Central Command said Tuesday that it launched a “series of powerful strikes” on Iran in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM said the operation targeted air defenses, radar sites and anti-ship missile sites, as well as dozens of small boats used by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards.
- The earlier Iranian strikes were on tankers trying to transit the strait via a route Iran has warned ships against using. Iran did not claim any of the attacks, but its state TV network said at least one vessel ignored warnings from Iranian forces.
