American forces limited Iran's ability to endanger free shipping by the Ormuz Strait," said Brad Cooper, Chief of Central Command (CENTCOM) on Saturday. As he added, it was the consequence of an attack utilizing two-ton bombs on underground rocket depots.
The commander said in the video that American forces had dropped penetration bombs earlier this week.
weighing £5,000 (approx. 2.3 t) on an underground facility
near the Iranian coast where the weapons were stored, including anti-ship missiles and mobile rocket launchers. CENTCOM reported the attack was carried out on Tuesday.
He added that Iran's intelligence support facilities and radar stations were besides destroyed to monitor ship movements.
– As a result, Iran's ability to endanger the freedom of navigation by the Ormuz Strait and its surroundings has been degraded. And we will proceed to prosecute this goal," the commander stressed.
AB, PAP
