BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 8.The US military struck
Iranian military facilities in response to attacks on
guided-missile destroyers passing through the Strait of Hormuz, the
US Central Command (CENTCOM) wrote on its X page, Trend reports.
"U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) eliminated inbound threats and
targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U.S.
forces including missile and drone launch sites; command and
control locations; and intelligence, surveillance and
reconnaissance nodes," the post says.
It was noted that Central Command does not seek escalation but
remains positioned and ready to protect American forces.