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United States launches new attacks against Iran

From El Nacional · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The U.S. Central Command launched new attacks against Iran on July 8, aiming to degrade Tehran's ability to threaten navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • These strikes followed Iranian attacks on commercial vessels and were framed by the U.S. as a response to unjustified aggression.
  • The U.S. holds Iran accountable for the recent incidents, while Iran denounced the attacks as a violation of a ceasefire agreement.

The United States launched new strikes against Iran on July 8, with the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) stating the objective was to degrade Tehran's capacity to threaten freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. This action came a day after U.S. President Donald Trump declared an end to the truce between the two nations.

The United States is holding Iran accountable for recent unjustified aggression against commercial vessels and civilian crews freely navigating a vital international waterway.

— U.S. Central CommandStatement on X explaining the rationale for the new strikes.

CENTCOM asserted on its X account that "The United States is holding Iran accountable for recent unjustified aggression against commercial vessels and civilian crews freely navigating a vital international waterway." The command framed the attacks as a direct response to these incidents. Following Iranian attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. responded by bombing the southern coast of Iran and Jarg Island, an operation that reportedly resulted in the deaths of at least eight Iranian soldiers and one member of the Revolutionary Guard, according to EFE.

During his address at NATO, Trump stated, "For me it's over. I don't want to negotiate with them, because they are trash. They are sick people, led by sick, bad, violent people. If they had a nuclear weapon, they would use it."

For me it's over. I don't want to negotiate with them, because they are trash. They are sick people, led by sick, bad, violent people. If they had a nuclear weapon, they would use it.

— Donald TrumpPresident Trump's remarks during his intervention at NATO.

Iran denounced the U.S. strikes on its territory as a "clear violation" of the permanent ceasefire agreement reached on June 17 between Washington and Tehran. Hours after these aggressions, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard claimed responsibility for 85 attacks against U.S. bases in Persian Gulf countries, utilizing missiles and drones, as reported by the state agency IRNA.

clear violation

— IranIran's denouncement of the U.S. attacks as a violation of the ceasefire agreement.
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Originally published by El Nacional in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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