Florida, July 23 -- The US Central Command said on Wednesday (US local time) that it launched a fresh wave of strikes against Iranian military infrastructure to continue to degrade Tehran's capabilities.

Sharing the details in a post on X, it said that the mission will continue to degrade Iran's ability to "threaten civilian mariners and commercial vessels."

"At 5:30 p.m. ET today, U.S. forces began launching more strikes against Iranian military targets at the Commander in Chief's direction. The mission will continue to further degrade Iran's ability to threaten civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting regional waters," CENTCOM said on X.

The fresh wave of strikes comes as US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (US local ti...