The United States Army has carried out this Tuesday new attacks against Iranian positions, just 48 hours after the previous offensive, in a context of growing tension between Washington and Tehran in the Strait of Hormuz.
The United States Central Command (Centcom) has confirmed the attacks, although at the moment it has not provided details about the specific nature of the targets hit or the damage caused by the operation.
The new offensive comes after the United States has executed several bombings against targets linked to Iran in recent weeks, including warehouses of drones and missiles, radar installations, and Iranian vessels.
New escalation in the Strait of Hormuz
The attacks are framed in an escalation of tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, one of the main strategic routes for global hydrocarbon trade.
About one fifth of the world's hydrocarbon supply transits through this maritime route, which makes any disruption of navigation a risk factor for international energy markets.
Washington maintains that its military operations respond to aggressions against commercial vessels passing through the area and to Iranian attacks against U.S. facilities and bases deployed in the region.
The new bombing comes, precisely, after new Iranian offensives against U.S. positions, according to Central Command.