The US military claims to launch a new round of strikes agai

Washington, July 12 (Xinhua) -- The US Central Command announced on social media on the 12th that at 17:00 Eastern Time on the 12th, the US military began a new round of strikes against Iran, aiming to "continue to weaken its ability to attack merchant ships in the Strait of Hormuz".

This is the fourth time this week that the US military has launched an attack on Iran.

On the 11th, the US Central Command announced that the US military completed its third strike against Iran this week. The US military has struck about 140 Iranian military targets, including missile and drone launch sites, naval equipment, ammunition storage facilities, communication networks, and coastal surveillance stations. Iran subsequently announced a series of strikes against US military targets in the Middle East. Previously, on the 7th and 8th, the US military launched military strikes against Iran for two consecutive days in response to Iran's recent attacks on merchant ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran launched missile and drone attacks on US facilities in countries such as Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and Jordan.

According to Iranian media reports in the early morning of the 13th local time, explosions were heard in several areas of Iran, including Abbas Port and the Siryk region.