Day 146 of US-Israel War on Iran: On 12th Consecutive Day of Strikes, US Targets Western Iran, 2 Killed in Shalamcheh
New Delhi: The West Asia crisis triggered by the US and Israel’s war on Iran entered day 146 on Thursday (July 23). The US military has said that it was conducting a 12th night of strikes against Iran as both sides increasingly targeted civilian infrastructure.
Iranian state media reported early Thursday that two people were killed in a US missile strike in the town of Shalamcheh on the Iraqi boarder. US missiles struck locations late Wednesday (July 22) near the cities of Ahvaz, Ramshir and Andimeshk in western Iran.
US Central Command said the attacks were designed to “further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting regional waters,” as the Americans push to regain control over the Strait of Hormuz and restore the flow of international shipping, reported Associated Press.
The continued US airstrikes are occurring even as diplomatic efforts show little public sign of progress. The unpopular war threatens further worldwide economic disruption and is sending fuel prices up ahead of midterm US elections this fall.
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