The US Armed Forces have begun carrying out further air strikes on Iranian territory, US Central Command (CENTCOM) says
It was reported that the operation began at 18:00 US East Coast time (02:00 July 19 Baku time).
According to the report, the aim of the strikes is to weaken Iran's ability to threaten international commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and to punish the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for last night's attacks on US troops in Jordan.