Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:14am on 18 Mar 2026,Wednesday International
US forces struck Iranian missile sites along the southern coast near the Strait of Hormuz using 2,200-kg bunker-buster bombs, the US Central Command said. The military said the targets were anti-ship cruise missiles that “posed a risk to international shipping” in the area. The strikes were carried out on hardened sites along Iran’s coastline. The action came hours after US President Donald Trump said many allies refused to send naval ships to escort vessels through the strait. The Strait of Hormuz remains disrupted amid the ongoing US-Israel conflict with Iran, affecting global oil movement and pushing fuel prices higher. (PC: India Today)
