US drops 2,200-kg bunker buster bombs on Iran missile sites near Strait of Hormuz

The US military claimed that the strikes targeted 'Iranian anti-ship cruise missiles' that posed a direct risk to vessels moving through the Strait of Hormuz. The Central Command announced the bombings hours after Trump said most US allies had rejected his appeal for naval ships to escort merchant vessels through the strait. US forces carried out strikes on Iranian missile sites along the country’s southern coastline near the Strait of Hormuz, using multiple 5,000-pound (2,200-kg) bunker-buster bombs to target Iranian missile sites near the Strait of Hormuz, according to... [2295 chars]