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US drops 5,000-pound bombs on Iranian targets near Strait of Hormuz [View all]
https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-03-17-2026#0000019c-fe0b-d0ed-a3be-ff2bc4450000US deploys 5,000-pound bombs at Iranian targets near Strait of Hormuz
By AAMER MADHANI
The U.S. military has fired multiple 5,000-pound (2,270-kilogram) deep penetrator bombs on hardened Iranian missile sites along Iran’s coastline near the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S. Central Command.
The Iranian anti-ship cruise missiles targeted at the sites posed a risk to international shipping in the strait, according to Central Command. The U.S. announced the bombings hours after Trump said NATO and other allies had rejected his calls to join a U.S. effort to secure the vital waterway.
About 20% of the global oil supply flows through the strait on a typical day, but it has been effectively closed by Iran since the U.S. and Israel began bombarding Iran on Feb. 28.
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