Fifth round of US attacks on Iran in a week

On July 14, the U.S. Central Command issued a statement on social media platforms saying that at 4:45 pm EST on July 13 (0.15 am Iranian time on July 14 and 4:45 am Beijing time), in accordance with the instructions of U.S. President Trump, the U.S. military launched a third consecutive strike against Iran. The statement said that the US military would use strikes to "continue to exert pressure to severely injure the Iranian armed forces and weaken its ability to attack innocent civilians and merchant ships in the Strait of Hormuz." (CCTV International News)