Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 02:46am on 18 Mar 2026,Wednesday International
The United States Central Command said US forces dropped 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions on hardened Iranian missile sites along Iran’s coastline near the Strait of Hormuz. The bunker-buster weapons targeted fortified or underground launch and storage sites posing risks to international shipping. The strikes mark a shift toward directly targeting maritime threats as commercial shipping remains near standstill amid the US-Israeli war with Iran. The move may aim to degrade Iran’s ability to target ships and enable reopening of the energy corridor. President Donald Trump urged nations to help secure the strait, but several allies declined, drawing his criticism. Global oil flows are choked and prices have risen worldwide significantly now.
